Casa Lleó Morera
In Casa Lleó Morera, Lluís Domènech i Montaner set out to turn an older family house into Catalan modernisme—work began in 1902, when Francesca Morera commissioned him to remodel “casa Rocamora,” a building originally constructed in 1864. She died in 1904, and the house took its name from her son, Albert Lleó i Morera. Positioned on the corner of Carrer del Consell de Cent, the building became one of the three celebrated works of Barcelona’s Illa de la Discòrdia—the “Block of Discord.” It also received formal recognition: it was the only building in the block to win the Barcelona town council’s Arts Building Annual Award (Concurso anual de edificios artísticos) in 1906. Domènech i Montaner’s project extended beyond architecture, with artists including Eusebi Arnau for sculpture and Gaspar Homar for decoration and furniture. …
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