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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
LODI, CALIFORNIA
When the congregation at St. John’s Episcopal Church began to outgrow their 100 year-old historic chapel in downtown Lodi, they turned to architect Timothy Mattheis, asking him to design a new sanctuary, a ‘heritage building’ that would serve them for the next hundred years. With this goal in mind, the design team focused on creating a building with a ‘timeless’ style, clearly referencing historic architecture, while utilizing modern building materials and details. The design of the new building incorporates contemporary interpretations of Gothic architectural elements such as buttresses, high-pitched roofs and Gothic arches. The 300 seat sanctuary is defined by a series of elegant steel trusses and rusticated concrete masonry buttresses. Large windows and horizontal sunshades complete the sanctuary’s envelope.
To meet the church’s expectation for quality in design, building material selection was as important a decision as architectural style. The design team searched for building materials that were honest, providing the building both aesthetic and structural strength. Utilizing the Castle Rock Designer Series Block by a local block manufacturer for the concrete masonry buttresses and bearing walls allowed the building’s structural system to contribute to the building’s appearance. This split-faced shadow block added visual and tactile richness to the building, while functioning as the building’s gravity and lateral support.
ARCHITECT:
Wenell Mattheis Bowe, Inc.
246
E. Main Street
Stockton, CA 95202
Timothy
Mattheis
Principal Architect
Doug
Davis
Staff Architect
STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER:
Ingraham DeJesse Associates, Inc.
GENERAL
CONTRACTOR:
Sundt Construction Northern California
MASON:
John D. Wait Masonry
OWNER:
St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church Father Richard
Matters, Rector
