De La Savane (Montreal Metro)
De La Savane is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the district of Côte- des-Neiges -Notre- Dame-de- Grâce at the intersection of Rue de la Savane and Boulevard Décarie. Here courses of the orange line 2 In 2006, 700 714 passengers used the station, which is the last place among the 68 stations of the Metro Montreal. The low value is due to the location in a commercial area of low density.
Building
Designed by Guy de Varennes and Almas Mathieu station was built in the form of a tunnel station. The middle part includes a high, spacious hall with the distributor level. The walls are made of rough concrete belassenem were carried out in a variety of angles and are illuminated by hemispherical luminous bodies in irregular patterns. This results in a futuristic, almost surreal impression. The entrance pavilion appears with its triangular glass and concrete surfaces such as a crystal formation.
In 19.4 meters depth, the platform level is with two side platforms. The distances to the neighboring stations, measured from end station to station early, be 1281.69 meters to Du Collège and 786.70 meters from Namur. There are connections to a bus route and four night bus of the Société de transport de Montréal.
Art
From the ceiling of the central hall the sculpture Calcite by Maurice Lemieux depends. The 4.2 m high, 5 m long and 4 m wide work consists of polished chrome steel tips that are composed so that they appear as a kind of crystal. It breaks the daylight that falls into it from above by a light well in irregular patterns. The architects also took part in the artwork. They clad the walls at the entrance and at the distribution level with panels of fluted concrete, which are put together to form irregular zigzag patterns.
History
The station was opened on 9 January 1984, together with the section Plamondon - Du Collège the orange line. It is named after the Rue de la Savane. This road has existed since at least 1778 and once led through a marsh area ( with Quebec French savane is in a swamp called ).