現地時間2025年9月11日（木）、正午に起きた。午後、外出した。
バンクーバー消防署の第15分署を見に行った。最近、カナダの建築を調べているなかで、この消防署の建物に興味をひかれた。バンクーバー・ヘリテージ財団によると、この消防署は1913年に完成。2012年に再建されたという。
主に2つの構造物から成る。元からあった建物が敷地の西側、新しい建物が東側に立つ。個人的に興味深く感じるのは、消防署が歴史的建造物という位置づけになっている点だ。自分の知る限り、同じような消防署は日本にない。
古い方の建物の外観は、いかにも西洋の伝統的な建築物といった感じだ。大きな存在感を放っている。建物の角にあるホースタワーが、特に目をひく。
On Thursday, September 11th, 2025, I got up at noon PDT and went out in the afternoon.
I visited a neighborhood called Renfrew-Collingwood and saw Vancouver Fire Hall No. 15, which is located near Renfrew Community Park. Since I had recently been researching architecture in Canada, the fire hall caught my eye.
According to the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, the building was originally constructed in 1913 and was rehabilitated in 2012. It mainly consists of two structures: the original building on the west side of the property and a newer one on the east side. What intrigued me was that the fire hall is recognized as a heritage building—something quite uncommon in Japan, as far as I know. However, when I compared its current appearance with a photo taken before the rehabilitation, I noticed that the exterior had changed significantly.
The current exterior was impressive and closely matched my image of a traditional Western-style building. It could even serve as an icon of the neighborhood. In particular, the hose tower on the corner of the classical-style building stood out when I viewed it from the northwest.