Centra is a Class A office building located on 19 acres in Metropark, a cluster of office buildings and a train station spanning the Woodbridge and Edison border next to the Garden State Parkway in Iselin, New Jersey, USA.

The building was developed in collaboration with DeSimone Consulting Engineers, and its unique structural design utilizes an asymmetrical tree-column and truss to support the fourth-floor extension which, provides a signature focal point for the project. By carving a rectangular hole in the center of the suspended fourth floor, the ground-level grand entryway is showered with natural daylight and surrounding nature.

The Durose team was completely immersed in the restorative project, with the original designer looking to emphasize existing features of the structure by introducing a simple, yet intricate steel construct.

The steel tree structure was initially built here in Guelph in 2011, and then shipped to its home location in Iselin. Durose was heavily involved in the entire installation, utilizing our extensive knowledge in steel construction for the distinctive architectural structure.

The refurbishment of this project has been displayed in many architectural magazines. The modernization dropped jaws across the continent, provoking engineering professors, architectural experts, and world-famous universities to ask the simple question, “how did you do it?”

The Durose team is proud of our contribution to this project, one of our favourites and most impressive to date.

The Yale Music Library is world famous as one of the largest collections of music scores, sound recordings, and music research materials in the United States. It is said to reflect the “centrality of musical performance and scholarship to the University throughout its history” (Yale University). The original structure was first built in 1927 in New Haven, Connecticut.

In the restoration of the project, the fundamental objective was to honour the original Gothic architecture, while providing a modern foundation and a remarkable appearance as unique as its historic character.

The choice of structural steel for the project was “an obvious decision from the start” (Geoff Conway). That’s where the Durose team came in, chosen for our attention to precision and elegance.

Steel has superior construction speed and lighter overall weight – an important consideration, as the new addition was to be supported on both new and existing foundations. The project was a huge undertaking for Durose and remains, to this day, one of our largest scale projects.

The six exposed steel roof trusses, which provide a sound skeleton for the structure, also provide a beautiful, Gothic-style focal point to the finished project, staying true to its legacy and historic roots.

The Yale Music Library has been featured in magazines, architectural journals, and archives, and has been the focus of many engineering studies across multiple university programs. The Durose team was favorably recognized for our involvement in this large feat and are extremely proud to be a part of its almost century long history.

Komatsu Corporation is a global leading manufacturer of large-scale equipment in a handful of industries, including mining, forestry, and construction. The company also plays a large role in the development of forklifts and industrial mechanisms.

Many aspects of the equipment are developed by other industry partners and companies that specialize in specific parts and pieces that make up these mechanisms. That’s where Durose comes in.

The housing of the rear axle is a hollow supporting beam and is the axle of an automobile. The housings are cast of steel or malleable cast iron or are stamped and welded. The tubular casings of the axle shafts are pressed or welded into the housing of the rear axle and form a complete unit with it. 

Rear Axle Box Housings are a prime example of complex Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) components that can be produced by our company, as all processes from the creation of raw material to painting and finishing touches are performed in house. Our facility is large enough and well equipped to handle the entire development from start to finish.

Durose Manufacturing is a natural fit to produce these components, given the use of steel, and develops hundreds of these mechanisms a year.

We’re proud of the ability to contribute to these industries that work to provide major projects and additions to large-scale, global infrastructure, along with the ability to manufacture these parts from start to finish at our facility.