Montréal Airport REM station
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The REM station at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport: an essential component of sustainable mobility

Jodoin Lamarre Pratte architectes como Arquitectos

The future REM (Réseau express métropolitain) station at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport is an essential component of sustainable mobility: it will provide efficient and rapid transportation for passengers and the entire airport community, helping to reduce vehicle congestion in the vicinity of the airport. The project is part of a vast airport complex, and so its aesthetic, functional, and technical integration presents several challenges. 

The station, the terminus of the A2 line that will connect the airport to the city, is situated underground with a ticketing hall above-ground that faces the arrivals and departures halls of the terminal. From the platforms to the ceiling of the hall above, the station interior will be 49 metre high. Since arriving at the airport represents a unique opportunity to offer visitors a memorable and pleasant experience, a spacious architecture has been developed for this signature project to accommodate large flows of passengers with their luggage during peak travel periods.

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JODOIN LAMARRE PRATTE ARCHITECTES / SAUCIER PERROTTE ARCHITECTES concepteur signature

The architectural concept interprets the natural elements of the site, such as the geological and northern characteristics of Montréal. Although the station’s interior spaces are buried deep below ground, they are connected to the surface by light wells. These spaces therefore receive natural light during the day, which reflects off large white forms reminiscent of an iceberg. Passengers will use elevators to reach the second floor of the ticketing hall, where a glazed footbridge will connect them to the departures area of the airport.

Outside, the hall will act as a point of reference for the public. Thanks to its materiality and its architectural character—monolithic and mineral—it stands out while also blending harmoniously into the airport. At the street level, the hall is clad in stained concrete panels reminiscent of the bedrock from which the station emerges, while the upper level is clad in aluminum that reflects its surroundings. On the roof, 75 percent of the surface will be covered in vegetation.

 

Learn more about the project: https://jlp.ca/en/project/rem-station-at-the-montreal-trudeau-international-airport/

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