CTBUH Silver Member

OFR Consultants Limited

About

Member Since: 2016

Member Offices: Manchester

Website: http://www.ofrconsultants.com/

OFR Consultants is an internationally renowned and respected fire engineering partner to owners, designers and builders for private, commercial and public sector works. Our distinctive combination of excellent service and international expertise enables us to design and tailor unique and accountable fire engineering solutions.

We develop alternative design solutions to overcome challenges and at the same time meet the design, financial and operational aspirations of your project. Our expertise ranges from risk assessment to design, engineering, approval and implementation of safer and smarter fire protection solutions.

Fields of Expertise

Fire Engineering

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Vision Apartments
229 m / 751  ft
2 Two ICC
223.2 m / 732  ft
3 One ICC
197.6 m / 648  ft
4 Paragon
163.1 m / 535  ft
5 2 Finsbury Avenue East Tower
155.9 m / 511  ft
6 Morden Wharf T02
122.4 m / 402  ft
7 Fold Building
114 m / 374  ft
8 Morden Wharf T03
103.2 m / 339  ft
9 2 Finsbury Avenue West Tower
100.9 m / 331  ft
10 Gravity Tower
98.6 m / 323  ft

Awards

A by Adina

Award of Excellence: A by Adina

Best Tall Building, by Region, Oceania 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Ben McColl

Ben McColl

CTBUH Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee, 2022 – Present

Simon Lay

Simon Lay

CTBUH College of Fellows, 2023 – Present

Manchester

Associated companies

RANK
Name
Height
1 Vision Apartments

229 m / 751 ft

2 Two ICC

223 m / 732 ft

3 One ICC

198 m / 648 ft

4 Paragon

163 m / 535 ft

5 2 Finsbury Avenue East Tower

156 m / 511 ft

6 Morden Wharf T02

122 m / 402 ft

7 Fold Building

114 m / 374 ft

8 Morden Wharf T03

103 m / 339 ft

9 2 Finsbury Avenue West Tower

101 m / 331 ft

10 Gravity Tower

99 m / 323 ft

11 Waterline Tower

95 m / 310 ft

12 Flinders Lodge

92 m / 302 ft

13 Morden Wharf T01

87 m / 286 ft

14 A by Adina

87 m / 286 ft

15 Iglu South Yarra

74 m / 244 ft

16 Morden Wharf T04

74 m / 244 ft

17 Malcolm Wicks House

71 m / 234 ft

18 Evelyn Tower

69 m / 227 ft

19 Morden Wharf B09

68 m / 223 ft

20 Chorus Apartments

64 m / 209 ft

21 New Bailey Plot A3

61 m / 201 ft

22 Morden Wharf B08

54 m / 176 ft

23 Bloom House

47 m / 153 ft

24 Deptford Landings Plot 5 Block D

42 m / 136 ft

25 Deptford Landings Plot 5 Block B

40 m / 132 ft

26 6 Orsman Road

21 m / 68 ft

27 Yorkshire Post Redevelopment Block A

-

28 Yorkshire Post Redevelopment Block B

-

29 Yorkshire Post Redevelopment Block C

-

30 Elephant Park H1 Office

-

31 King's Place

-

CTBUH Initiatives Involving OFR Consultants

2017 Research Seed Funding Results Released

13 September 2018

The results are now available for the CTBUH 2017 Research Seed Funding program, sponsored by Sun Hung Kai Properties, which centered around façade fires and machine learning.

Future Forty Emerging Technology Hackathon

29 November 2017

The Manchester Committee of the CTBUH United Kingdom Chapter held the event "Future Forty Emerging Technology Hackathon: Creating a Community in Tall Buildings."

CTBUH Façade Fire Performance Workshop at University of Sydney

29 October 2017

One day before the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, delegates convened at the University of Sydney facilities in Darlington for the Fire Performance of Façades workshop.

CTBUH Leaders Connect at 2017 Conference

29 October 2017

The Annual Leaders Meeting was held the day before the start of the CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference, bringing together the Council’s leaders.

Senior Fire Engineer Wins Research Seed Funding

19 October 2017

CTBUH is pleased to announce the awarding of the 2017 International Research Seed Funding grant to Dr. Kate Swinburne, a Senior Fire Engineer at Olsson Fire & Risk.

CTBUH UK: Manchester Urban Housing Debate

26 July 2017

CTBUH held its first Manchester event in coordination with the CTBUH UK Chapter in a debate on the development of urban housing in the city.