USA House

At the time, the United States was considered the world leader in prefabricated building techniques; a 1943 proposal by the Union of Soviet Architects had even suggested the purchase of American prefabrication technologies to deal with the Soviet Union's own housing dilemmas.

[3] According to a period news report, the program was designed to "help shelter England's bombed-out population".

[4] Initial plans called for the construction of 30,000 homes in the United States which would be shipped to, and assembled in, Great Britain.

For instance, the USA House was outfitted with an American-style bathtub, which is shorter and more shallow than the type used in Britain.

Each building consisted of two bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom, and a kitchen, and was designed with a life expectancy of 10 years.