Today, the economic activities needed to sustain the community are spread out over a number of locations, in workshops that have become too small. Icons, DTP, monastic publishing, printing and routing have all developed over the years, creating new needs, not to mention other workshops for internal use, such as car maintenance and park fitting-out…
“Then they will truly be monks, when they live by the work of their hands, following the example of our fathers and the Apostles”.
Rule of Saint Benedict, chapter 48
RELOCATE EXISTING WORKSHOPS AND REDEPLOY OPERATIONS TO MORE SUITABLE PREMISES
Total project amount :
1 530 000 €
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
>> Project financing
This project will be partly covered by the Saint-Joseph de Clairval abbey’s own funds.
The remainder is to be financed by the generosity of the general public and corporate sponsorship.
BETTER RESPONSE
TO THE RULE OF SAINT BENEDICT
A monk’s life must be balanced between prayer and work. In this search, economic activities must be able to be carried out peacefully, taking into account the seven offices of the day. The current organization of the workshops does not fully meet the need for the peace and quiet necessary for our lives.
Our ambition: to develop a healthy balance between ORA and LABORA (prays and works).
SAVE TIME
AND ENERGY
Fetching stock from nine different locations, working alone on order preparation due to lack of space, several people working at a single computer workstation, having two workshops in the same work area, all lead to wasted time and energy, while the number of orders increases.
Our ambition: to streamline our activities and create a better workspace.
HAVE A GENUINE
STORAGE LOCATION
Today, some storage facilities are located too far from the workplace. Editions’ stock, for example, is housed in an old wood shed that’s been converted into a book store, and other storerooms can be found in the cellars of guest houses!
Our ambition: to reorganize the premises to provide close to postal departures and supply arrivals. arrivals.
Sober and simple in style and materials, the workshops fit in perfectly with the existing buildings.
TOMORROW, 600 SQUARE METRES
WORKSPACE
AT THE SERVICE OF MONKS
Saint-Joseph de Clairval Abbey is located in a protected area. The workshops will be simple, built of ordinary materials by local firms, in keeping with the local style and the directives of the Architecte des Bâtiments de France: flat Burgundy tiles, wood cladding, facades in tones harmonized with the site… Looking to the future,
The building will feature natural lighting, rainwater storage and geothermal heating. Space will be left vacant for the development of complementary activities.
