Nottingham's first million penthouse receives £100,000 interior design makeover

Nottingham's first penthouse apartment to be sold for over 1 million pounds is having a new interior installed based on a winning design chosen through a competition aimed at fostering new Interior Design talent in the UK.

The Penthouse is part of the multi-award winning RiverCrescent apartment building designed by Trent Park Developments. It was sold last year and the new owner, Ian Roberts, agreed to have the interior design selected through a nationwide competition launched by Nottingham based Interior Design School The National Design Academy.

Ian found it extremely difficult to choose between the six shortlisted designs, he said “The quality, innovation and creativity of the short listed entries exceeded my expectations and selecting a single winner was very difficult.  I congratulate  the winner Grace Moulder and really look forward to working with her and the National Design Academy to deliver what will be a world class interior to a breathtaking apartment.”

The competition was won by 21 year old Grace Moulder, an Interior Design student from Teesside University, who scooped a £3,000 cash prize and the chance to kick start her career by working with the National Design Academy's Interior Design practice, NDA private Clients.

Grace arrived in Nottingham on Monday 5th March to begin working on the project along side NDA Private Clients Practice Manager, James Pilling. Talking about Graces winning design he said: "Grace had clearly paid attention to the brief and delivered appropriate solutions for the client’s requirements. The use of historical reference mixed with contemporary transitional design adds real depth to the scheme which meets the brief admirably.” 

With an estimated £5,000 a month rent, it certainly won't be within the grasp of most people, but with its panoramic views over the River Trent, private pool, gym  and brand new £100,000 interior it will certainly attract an interesting tenant. The last big profile name to rent one of the penthouses was Sven-Göran Eriksson during his brief stint as Director of Football for Notts County.

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Note to Editors:

To arrange to view the apartment whilst the Interior is taking shape and to meet the winning designer call Pete Morris on 0115 91234 12 ext 295