Before we had our Designers of the Year Awards, Western Living had the Residential Design Awards. Where Designers of the Year touches on all forms of design€”interiors, furniture, industrial, fashion, etc€”the RDAs focused specifically on home design. 

And this home was a winner in 2005.

The home on our cover in 2005, winning one of our top Residential Design Awards.

Designed by two-time Designers of Year winners Battersby Howat for Livingspace owner Ross Bonetti, it’s a five-bedroom, five-bathroom home that wraps around an internal courtyard, with that stunner of a pool. It’s furnished by Livingspace, of course, so it’s kitted out with gorgeous interiors too€”to match the signature Battersby Howat modern interiors. And, as is the case for all BH homes, the landscape is fully imagined too: a half-acre of mosses, natural grasses and hardscaping.

It’s now on the market for $4.7 million€”a sweet chance to own a cover star, and a piece of West Coast Modern history. In the meantime, have a peek inside this gorgeous place€”we love all Battersby Howat designs at this magazine, and this early work of theirs for Bonetti is no exception.

Credit: Steve Woods

Credit: Steve Woods

Credit: Steve Woods

Credit: Steve Woods

Credit: Steve Woods