The design is the same standard pillar-trispan template used for Smolenskaya, Sokolniki, and Park Kultury.

The pillars are faced with pinkish marble and the platform is a matching shade of granite.

Arbatskaya's vestibule is a unique five-tiered, pentagonal structure with the word "Metro" written on all sides.

The building is currently painted bright red, making it noticeable and instantly recognizable.

[citation needed] The station and Arbatskaya on the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line are featured in the Resident Evil: Retribution Moscow segment.