Afterschool Facility :orandajima House by Martin Van Der Linden




Martin Van Der Linden Discloses The Orandajima House Afterschool Facility
Martin Van Der Linden , the project leader of the displayed work Award Winning Orandajima House Afterschool Facility spells out, Yamada-machi is a town located on the central coastline of Japan’s Iwate prefecture. Its economy is based mainly on the fishery industry. Following extensive consultations with the Yamada-machi authorities, it was proposed in February 2012 to establish an after-school house and community centre.The Foundation is named after the island where in 1643 a Dutch ship, called the ‘Breskens’ landed in the Bay of Yamada. This island was called 'Oranda-jima ('Holland Island') 350 years after the ship stranded there. .
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