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The first striking feature noticed at this handsome and sober station is that its main entrance is integrated into the natural slope of the mountain. This discretion lets the station melt gracefully into the landscape crowned by the towers of the University of Montreal above.
Within the station, clerestory windows let light stream down into the volume over the platforms, overlooked from the mezzanine above. The central area is constructed with strong angles giving a range of interesting perspectives and aspects.
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There are two other accesses to the station. One of them is situated uphill from the main entrance, and is connected to the mezzanine by a staircase leading by this dramatic point of view onto the platforms and control zone below.
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This door provides direct access to La Rampe, an underground moving sidewalk leading up to the main building of the university further up the hill. Although it is not technically part of the metro but rather of the university, the exits at the top of the slope bear the metro symbol. The ramp provides much easier and more direct access from the metro to the university than climbing the hill.
A third access to the metro is found at ave. Lacombe and ave. Louis-Colin. It is linked to the control zone by a very long walkway directly over the platforms, an unusual and striking feature. The kiosk itself, a small triangular building, is constructed of rough stone in harmony with the university building behind it.
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Finally, two attractive terra-cotta murals by architect André Léonard decorate the station. The first one, representing the four elements, dominates the wall under the clerestory windows and over the platforms, overlooking the control zone in the central mezzanine.
The second one, somewhat smaller and more discreet, is at the end of the long walkway leading to the Louis-Colin exit and serves as a directional guide.
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