Bulli property for sale inspired by abstract artist Piet Mondrian

Bulli is better known for surf breaks than brush strokes, but one of the world’s greatest artists has left an imprint on the Wollongong suburb.

A waterfront property for sale in Bulli has an awesome Pacific Ocean aspect and flourishes straight from the galleries of MoMA in Manhattan.

At 22 Blackall Street in Bulli, the cool coastal house takes design cues from the Dutch master Piet Mondrian, a pioneer of 20th-century abstract art.

Mondrian’s work, displayed at MoMA and an offshoot of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, is some of the art world’s most admired and replicated.

Also admired is the plum position of the property, listing agent Daniel Hastings of MMJ Wollongong says.

“It is as good as anything in this area,” he says. “This is genuinely one of the nicest pockets in the Illawarra, and on the South Coast.”

Mondrian moments in the home include striking primary colours and geometric forms on the gabled facade.

Even the tones of nature across the road – rich green foreshore lawns and the big blue of Sandon Point Beach – could be from Mondrian’s own palette.

The surf here is “something to behold” when it is in full force, Hastings says, and keen surfers come from far and wide to ride the swell.

The covered deck is positioned at the front of the property – not the rear – to soak up the scenery.

This smart design decision is one of the highlights of the home, Hastings says.

The red kitchen bench and yellow, red and blue joinery mimic the scarlet and sunshine splashes on the front porch pillars.

Large windows in the loft-style bedroom act as a picture frame, encasing an endless horizon view of the Pacific.

Sunset over the water drenches the sky in a soft orange that any artist would approve of.

The home is on the books of Hastings and colleague Cooper Read, with an auction pencilled in for noon on May 3.

There is no public price guide at this stage of the campaign, Hastings says, but other properties in the street, albeit on much larger blocks of land, have fetched $4.5 million to $5 million.

Auction Guide $2,895,000, If not sold prior

22 Blackall Street, Bulli NSW 2516

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Bulli is a northern suburb of Wollongong, where the median house price has risen by 6.8 per cent over the past 12 months, to $1.015 million.

The historic former mining mecca is now a weekender paradise, only 75 minutes from Sydney.

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The impressive pool zone is set up for spending hours reading, sipping wine, barbecuing and floating, all beneath the shade of swaying palms.