Mendelsohn was the first foreign architect in 1925 to be asked to design in the USSR, on the basis of his dynamic, futuristic Expressionist architecture. A model was made of a large factory, similar though more functionalist in appearance to his earlier Luckenwalde hat factory.
In 1925, Mendelsohn's unique architectural style, characterized by its dynamic and futuristic Expressionist elements, made him the first foreign architect to be sought after by the USSR. A scale model of a large industrial facility was constructed, which bore some similarities to his earlier work on the Luckenwalde hat factory but with a more practical design.