Monastary of St. John of San Francisco, Manton, CA

After purchasing a 42-acre property in Manton, California near Redding at the foot of Mount Lassen, the Monastery of St. John of San Francisco asked Todd Jersey Architecture to design structures that would support the monastery’s day to day work as well as plans for expansion.  Elements include a monastic quad, dining room, kitchen, candle-making workshop, bookstore, administrative offices, church and a bell tower. 

They enlisted the services of Todd Jersey Architecture because they wanted, in accordance with their values, green design.  Green features include:  airentrain concrete block, high-performance wall system, straw bale, certified wood, radiant heating, passive solar, and high content recycled materials.  One of the unique aspects of this project is that the monks will be doing much of the construction themselves.