Designer Erika Frank Built This Family Dream Home with a Favorite Architect: Her Dad How a Los-Angeles designer and her architect father built a brand-new home that’s imbued with family history. Tessa Neustatd When designer Erika Frank describes the process of building her Santa Monica home, it inevitably includes a glowing review of her architect, Tom Leishman. “We told him what we wanted”—Spanish-inspired details, minimalist interiors, tons of natural light—“and just let him run with it,” she recalls. “We were always on the same page. He kept telling me how nice it was to have a client who didn’t challenge him on anything!”