Jenna Reed-Burns is a freelance writer and journalist with an interest in design and architecture. She is the author of several books, including Australian Beach Houses, Apartment Living and Australian Gardens for a Changing Climate.
Jenna Reed Burns's Latest contributions
Muli Muli by DFJ Architects
Small but sufficient, this home on the New South Wales north coast pursues a reductive approach to the holiday house, proposing small-footprint simplicity as the antidote to busy city life.
Meet the owners of Muli Muli by DFJ Architects
Liam Farlow and Giselle Finnane approached DFJ Architects with a brief for a small but robust beach shack on a coastal site north of Byron Bay. Jenna Reed Burns spoke to the couple about their experience of working with an architect.
Renovation remix: Phoenix House
A dilapidated Queenslander is pulled apart and re-assembled to “remix” the original, allowing a sustainable and joyous family home to rise from the ashes.
Green at heart: Garden House
A lush green courtyard is the focus of this new Sydney home by Pearse Architects, with almost every room connected to the central planted outdoor space.
Miner adjustment: Quorrobolong House
On a site earmarked for underground mining, Fergus Scott Architects cleverly designed a house that barely touches the ground.
Tiny beauty: Southern Highlands House
An elegant and sophisticated living pavilion in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales by Benn and Penna Architecture.
Glebe House
A crisp, concrete extension in Sydney by Nobbs Radford Architects.
Surf Beach House
Peter Maddison makes a small design grander with a spirited new pavilion added to a house he designed in 1995.
Beached House
Two forms twist and collide as this holiday retreat by BKK Architects responds to the elements and welcomes the family.
Shoreham House
A set of long, low-slung adjoining pavilions form a Mornington Peninsula house by SJB Architects.
