0 , ▁making ▁the ▁middle ▁initial ▁stand ▁for ▁Luc ie ▁and ▁not ▁Ludwig ▁as ▁is ▁often ▁assumed . ▁ ▁Life ▁Ernst ▁Fre ud ▁established ▁his ▁practice ▁in ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁where ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁his ▁clients ▁were ▁do ctors . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁comm issions ▁were ▁for ▁houses ▁and ▁consult ing ▁rooms ▁and ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁an ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁style ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁modern ▁style ▁showing ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁M ies ▁van ▁der ▁Ro he . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁this ▁include ▁a ▁cig aret te ▁factory ▁in ▁Berlin ▁and ▁a ▁house ▁for ▁Dr . ▁Frank ▁in ▁G elt ow ▁near ▁P ots dam . ▁Dr . ▁Frank ▁was ▁a ▁manager ▁of ▁Deutsche ▁Bank ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁into ▁ex ile ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁with ▁the ▁rise ▁to ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Naz is , ▁Ernst ▁Fre ud ▁left ▁Berlin ▁for ▁London ▁where ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Wood . ▁He ▁secured ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁comm issions ▁for ▁private ▁houses ▁and ▁blocks ▁of ▁fl ats ▁around ▁H amp st ead ▁including ▁the ▁notable ▁Fro gn al ▁Close ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Bel ved ere ▁Court , ▁Ly tt el ton ▁Road ▁and ▁a ▁consult ing ▁room ▁for ▁Mel anie ▁Klein . ▁Ernst ▁Fre ud , ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children