Currently nearing the end of a nine-year restoration and reorganization program, the complex partially reopened in December 2025 with a new $2.3 million ticket hall by Portuguese firm Aires Mateus. “We noticed that, historically, special architectonic elements—portals, doorways, window surrounds—were made from stone in Toulouse,” explains Aires Mateus. Photo © João GuimarãesThough modest, Aires Mateus’s ticket hall is a sophisticated building that does many things at once. To heighten inclusivity, Aires Mateus kept the acoustics lively, so that the visually impaired can gauge the hall’s amplitude, though staff find it a little noisy. Images courtesy Francisco Aires Mateus Arquitectos; click to enlargeCredits Architect:Francisco Aires Mateus Arquitectos Heritage Architect:Bossoutrot & Rebière Engineer:Bordas + Peiro (structural) Consultant:Inacoustics (acoustics) General Contractor:Groupe Crespy Client:Ville de Toulouse Size:3,225 square feet Cost:$2.3 million Completion:December 2025 Sources Lighting:Simon (Fluvia); Arkoslight