The Orion Building was built from 2004 until 2006. Located on John Bright Street, Navigation Street and Suffolk Street Queensway. It is 90 metres tall. There is a Sainsbury's Local on Navigation Street. The building is opposite The Mailbox and is visible from the flyover on Suffolk Street Queensway.

Related

Introducing the Orion Building





The Orion Building was built from 2004 until 2006. Located on John Bright Street, Navigation Street and Suffolk Street Queensway. It is 90 metres tall. There is a Sainsbury's Local on Navigation Street. The building is opposite The Mailbox and is visible from the flyover on Suffolk Street Queensway.


The Orion Building is usually seen in a pair with the Beetham Tower. Especially in the views up and down Suffolk Street Queensway. Built from 2004 to 2006, the architects was BBLB Architects.

Some history of the site. A building by Frederick W. Lloyd was built on John Bright Street in 1901. This was demolished in 2002. The facade of a hotel built from 1899 to 1900 by A. B. Phipson was retained when the Orion Building was built from 2003 to 2005.

Located on Navigation Street is a Sainsbury's Local. The Stable, a pizza and cider restaurant / bar opened on John Bright Street in late 2015 or early 2016. An Indian Restaurant later open nearby on Navigation Street by 2017 called Tamatanga.

 

Gallery below of the Orion Building over the years ...

dndimg alt="Orion and Beetham Towers" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building and Beetham Tower (May 2009) (1).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion and Beetham Towers" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building and Beetham Tower (May 2009) (2).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building and Beetham Tower (June 2009).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building (Dec 2009) (1).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building (Dec 2009) (3).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building Nav St (Dec 2009) (1).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building Nav St (Dec 2009) (3).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building (Jan 2011) (1).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building (Jan 2011) (2).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building LoB (Sept 2013).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Beetham LoB views (Dec 2013) (1).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Beetham LoB views (Dec 2013) (2).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Beetham LoB views (Dec 2013) (3).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Beetham LoB views (Nov 2017) (1).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Beetham LoB views (Nov 2017) (2).JPG" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building John Bright St (Dec 2018).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building 12092020 (1).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building 12092020 (2).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building 12092020 (3).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/Orion Building 12092020 (4).jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

Photos above by Elliott Brown.

 

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_2961b_ARCV.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_9048b_002.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_0934b_ABST.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_4796b_CUBE.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_1793b_Brum.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_1339.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_9997b_Brum.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_1192b_ORH.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

dndimg alt="Orion Building" dndsrc="../uploadedfiles/IMG_4605b_2CS.jpg" style="width: 100%;" />

Photos above by Daniel Sturley.