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 The use of historical reference mixed with contemporary transitional design adds real depth to the scheme which meets the brief admirably.”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

There's still time to enter and be in with a chance of WINNING!

Good morning folks! If you're worried that its too late to enter the NDA National Design Awards, don't! You still have time to get your entry form in and receive regular e-mail updates about the competition.

Remember, as long you've got less than one years industry experience, are currently studying a design related subject or recently graduated in the last 12 months. There's no age limit so it doesn't matter if you're 16 or 60, you can have a go!

We even have a dedicated competition co-ordinator who is ready and waiting with any questions or quires you may have about the competition, just send them to designaward@nda.ac.uk

If you don't enter you could miss out on £3000 cash, seeing your design become reality, a work placement with NDA Private Clients, professional portfolio and a fab VIP award ceremony. Now that's a lot of temptation to resist.

So if you'd like to challenge yourself and work those creative fingertips, click this link www.nda.ac.uk/competitions to register.

Good luck!

Win £3000 cash, design the interior of a £1million Penthouse and make your design a reality!

The National Design Academy is delighted to launch a competition to design the interior of a £1million Penthouse apartment within the multi-award winning RiverCrescent development in Nottingham. www.trentpark.co.uk

The competition is aimed at interior design students of all levels and keen amateurs and will help kick-start the winner’s interior design career. The winner will not only receive £3000 but will work with NDA Private Clients, the professional interior design practice of the National Design Academy www.ndaprivateclients.co.uk to develop and implement their design. They will also receive extensive publicity and a professional portfolio of photographs of the completed Penthouse. The National Design Academy will also fund a year’s student membership of the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) for the winner and 5 shortlisted designers.

For over 23 years the National Design Academy has been a Centre of Excellence for Interior Design. It is the largest provider of nationally accredited Interior Design courses in the UK, both in studio and by distance learning. Qualifications include Diplomas, Foundation Degrees and BA (Hons) in a range of design-related disciplines. www.nda.ac.uk

Penthouse Simulation

Here is a video simulation of the penthouse which is to be designed. Entrants can use this aid to visualise the space more clearly and help with spatial planning and design development.