Located in Downtown Core, Singapore, underneath Central Boulevard, the station serves various commercial developments including the Marina Bay Financial Centre, Asia Square and SGX Centre.

Downtown station features an Art-in-Transit artwork Leaves by Jason Lim.

[19] The station's six entrances connect to surrounding developments and landmarks including Asia Square, Hong Leong Building, Marina Bay Suites, One Raffles Quay, OUE Downtown and SGX Centre.

[23] While the leaves on a macroscopic level guide commuters to the platforms, the close-up view shows a series of plant cells reflecting how local businesses are connected.

He used mosaic tiles for the artwork to create a pixellated effect, allowing commuters to interpret his work in various ways.

These drawings were scanned in low resolution and enlarged to further "pixelate" them and create the intended mosaic effect.