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Can your child reimagine the space inside our David Wilson Homes?

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Jul 13, 2026
The Glenbervie
Built by Imagination
 
David Wilson Homes is searching for Scotland's most imaginative young designer, and the competition is open to primary school pupil across the country.
 
Built by Imagination is a nationwide initiative inviting children aged five to 12 to redesign a room inside one of our 4-bedroom family homes. 
 
The brief is simple: take the flexible dining room or study space inside our Glenbervie housetype and turn it into whatever you can dream up. A home cinema, a science lab, an art studio, a playroom. There are no wrong answers.
 

How it works

 
Entries are open across two age categories: five to eight years, and nine to 12 years. Judging is based on creativity and originality, not artistic ability, so every child starts on equal footing.
 
To enter, children complete their design, photograph it, and submit it alongside a short description explaining their vision. Floorplans are available for inspiration.
 
Three regional winners total are selected from across North Scotland, West Scotland and East Scotland, each receiving a £50 Smyths Toys voucher. The overall winner receives an additional £100 voucher.


Meet the lead judge

Alison Condie, Managing Director of David Wilson Homes Scotland, leads the judging panel. As the former technical director who oversaw the architectural, engineering and design processes behind new homes, she brings fantastic experience to the competition.

 

She said: “Every David Wilson home is built around how families live, and that means giving them space that can grow and change with them. Built by Imagination puts that idea directly into the hands of children, who have a unique and instinctive sense of what makes a house feel like home.
 
“This is an invitation to Scotland's young designers to show us what they would do with a room of their own. We expect the entries will tell us a great deal about what a family home really means to the next generation, and may even inspire some of our future home designs.”


Enter Built by Imagination

To enter please email barrattredrow@bigpartnership.co.uk, including your name, the name of the young person you are entering for and their age.


Terms & Conditions 

 

  • This competition is organised by BDW Trading Limited whose registered office is at Barratt House Cartwright Way, Forest Business Park, Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1UF (The Promoter)
  • By entering this competition, entrants agree to be bound by these terms and confirm they meet the eligibility criteria as set out below. 
  • The competition is open to primary school-aged children resident in Scotland aged between five and 12 years inclusive at the time of entry. Entries must be submitted by a parent or legal guardian on behalf of the child.
  • Employees, contractors or workers of the Promoter and their immediate families are excluded from entering. 
  • Each entrant may submit a maximum of 4 entries. Bulk entries or those that breach these terms will be disqualified.
  • Art work must be an entrant’s own original work, must not infringe any third party’s intellectual property rights (including copyright), must not contain any defamatory, obscene, offensive or otherwise unlawful material, and where identifiable individuals are depicted the entrant must secure their explicit written consent to feature in the submission for the purposes of this competition and subsequent usage in line with these terms, and evidence of such consent may be requested by the Promoter.
  • Drawings must show imagination in how space inside a David Wilson Home could be used.  
  • By entering the competition entrants retain ownership of the copyright in their submission but grant the Promoter a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to (i) use, reproduce, distribute, and display the Submission in connection with the competition and promotion of future competitions, (ii) publish the submission on the promoters websites, social media channels, and/or other promotional materials; and  (iii) use the submission for non-commercial purposes directly related to the promoters brand.
  • Entrants agree to waive their moral rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to the extent lawful, including the right to be identified as the author of the submission 
  • The competition is open for entries from 0:01 on 01 July until 23:00 on 12 August. All entries received after 23:00 on 12 August will not be eligible.
  • To enter please email barrattredrow@bigpartnership.co.uk, including your name, the name of the young person you are entering for and their age.
  • Winners will be selected by 09 September.  
  • Entries will be reviewed by a judging panel from David Wilson Homes. 
  • Two runners-up will each receive a £50 Smyths Toy voucher. 
  • One overall winner will receive a £150 Smyths Toy voucher.
  • The winner(s) will be notified via email within 21 days of the competition closing. It is the responsibility of the entrant to provide valid contact information
  • If any winner does not respond to the notification within 21 days, the prize will be forfeited, and an alternative winner will be chosen. 
  • The personal data provided by entrants will be processed by the Promoter in accordance with the UK GDPR and the promoter’s privacy policy. Entrant’s personal data will only be used for the purposes of administering this competition and contacting winners, unless additional consent is obtained for marketing communications. Entrants may request the deletion or retrieval of their data in accordance with the UK GDPR by contacting dataprotectionmanager@barrattredrow.co.uk Where photographs contain biometric data (e.g., identifiable faces), such data will be processed in compliance with the UK GDPR, and entrants may request further details on data handling by contacting the Promoter
  • The Promoter will not be responsible or liable for (i) technical failures or errors affecting the operation of the competition, including interruptions in networks or equipment (ii) entries that are lost, damaged, or delayed due to any third-party communications network; or (iii) Changes to or cancellation of the competition, where such changes arise out of unforeseen circumstances or events beyond the control of the promoter
  • The promoter reserves the right to amend or terminate the competition and/or these terms and conditions at any time without notice. However, the promoter will use its reasonable endeavours to minimise the effect of such amendment or termination to avoid undue disappointment. Any termination of or amendment to the competition and/or these terms and conditions will be notified via the promoter’s social media channels.
  • The competition will be governed by the laws of England and Wales and the courts of England and Wales shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with the competition.
  • If any of these terms and conditions are held to be enforceable or invalid by a court, the remaining terms and conditions shall not be affected.   

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