in 1960 fellow art enthusiast georges mora asked burns to design a simple open plan beach house in aspendale. the mora’s beach house was to reside adjacent to the reed’s beach house, both families being involved in cas. these two separate houses were designed individually but also allowing them to function as a single holiday house between friends. every summer burns would accompany his fellow artists to parties at the mora’s and reeds beach houses, a place where they could paint the horizon over the bay and enjoy the company and ideas of others in cas.