Casa Lleó Morera
The third celebrated house of the Block of Discord was completed in 1905 by the third member of the Modernista triumvirate, Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Sadly, it is not currently open to visitors, but it is worth examining from the outside and glimpsing the extraordinary craftsmanship within. (You can see wonderful examples of its furniture, lamps, and carpets by Gaspar Homer at MNAC).
Set on the corner of the block, the house features two spectacular façades that mirror each other, joined by a cylindrical tower. Domènech i Montaner’s signature floral capitals are everywhere, and a gallery on the top floor evokes a Renaissance cloister. It was the only building on this celebrated block to win Barcelona’s building of the year prize, in 1906. Look out for visual references to the family’s surname, Morera, which means mulberry, which must rankle with the building’s ground floor occupants, the luxury handbag maker Loewe.
The third celebrated house of the Block of Discord was completed in 1905 by the third member of the Modernista triumvirate, Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Sadly, it is not currently open to visitors, but it is worth examining from the outside and glimpsing the extraordinary craftsmanship within. (You can see wonderful examples of its furniture, lamps, and carpets by Gaspar Homer at MNAC).
Set on the corner of the block, the house features two spectacular façades that mirror each other, joined by a cylindrical tower. Domènech i Montaner’s signature floral capitals are everywhere, and a gallery on the top floor evokes a Renaissance cloister. It was the only building on this celebrated block to win Barcelona’s building of the year prize, in 1906. Look out for visual references to the family’s surname, Morera, which means mulberry, which must rankle with the building’s ground floor occupants, the luxury handbag maker Loewe.
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