diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel/KernelObject.hpp b/kernel/include/kernel/KernelObject.hpp
index 5fe28f3ce..d36814ec4 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel/KernelObject.hpp
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel/KernelObject.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "rx/Rc.hpp"
 #include "rx/Serializer.hpp"
 #include "rx/TypeId.hpp"
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 
@@ -75,8 +76,6 @@ struct ProcessScope;
 struct ThreadScope;
 } // namespace detail
 
-template <typename NamespaceT, typename ScopeT> std::byte *getScopeStorage();
-
 template <typename NamespaceT, typename ScopeT>
 struct StaticKernelObjectStorage {
   template <typename T> static std::uint32_t Allocate() {
@@ -91,41 +90,30 @@ struct StaticKernelObjectStorage {
     instance.m_size = offset + sizeof(T);
     instance.m_alignment =
         std::max<std::size_t>(alignof(T), instance.m_alignment);
-    // std::printf(
-    //     "%s::Allocate(%s, %zu, %zu) -> %zu\n",
-    //     rx::TypeId::get<StaticKernelObjectStorage<NamespaceT,
-    //     ScopeT>>().getName().data(), rx::TypeId::get<T>().getName().data(),
-    //     sizeof(T), alignof(T), offset);
     return offset;
   }
 
   static std::size_t GetSize() { return GetInstance().m_size; }
   static std::size_t GetAlignment() { return GetInstance().m_alignment; }
-  static std::byte *getScopeStorage() {
-    return kernel::getScopeStorage<NamespaceT, ScopeT>();
-  }
 
-  static void ConstructAll() {
+  static void ConstructAll(std::byte *storage) {
     auto &instance = GetInstance();
-    auto storage = getScopeStorage();
 
     for (auto objectCtl : instance.m_registry) {
       objectCtl.construct(storage + objectCtl.offset);
     }
   }
 
-  static void DestructAll() {
+  static void DestructAll(std::byte *storage) {
     auto &instance = GetInstance();
-    auto storage = getScopeStorage();
 
     for (auto objectCtl : instance.m_registry) {
       objectCtl.destruct(storage + objectCtl.offset);
     }
   }
 
-  static void SerializeAll(rx::Serializer &s) {
+  static void SerializeAll(std::byte *storage, rx::Serializer &s) {
     auto &instance = GetInstance();
-    auto storage = getScopeStorage();
 
     s.serialize(instance.m_size);
     s.serialize(instance.m_registry.size());
@@ -135,9 +123,8 @@ struct StaticKernelObjectStorage {
     }
   }
 
-  static void DeserializeAll(rx::Deserializer &s) {
+  static void DeserializeAll(std::byte *storage, rx::Deserializer &s) {
     auto &instance = GetInstance();
-    auto storage = getScopeStorage();
 
     auto size = s.deserialize<std::size_t>();
     auto registrySize = s.deserialize<std::size_t>();
@@ -163,18 +150,11 @@ private:
   std::size_t m_alignment = 1;
 };
 
-template <typename NamespaceT, typename ScopeT, rx::Serializable T>
-class StaticObjectRef {
-  std::uint32_t mOffset;
+template <typename Namespace, typename Scope, rx::Serializable T>
+struct StaticObjectRef {
+  std::uint32_t offset;
 
-public:
-  explicit StaticObjectRef(std::uint32_t offset) : mOffset(offset) {}
-
-  T *get() {
-    return reinterpret_cast<T *>(getScopeStorage<NamespaceT, ScopeT>() +
-                                 mOffset);
-  }
-
-  T *operator->() { return get(); }
+  T *get(std::byte *storage) { return reinterpret_cast<T *>(storage + offset); }
 };
+
 } // namespace kernel
diff --git a/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/KernelContext.hpp b/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/KernelContext.hpp
index 9053596bf..ee4338992 100644
--- a/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/KernelContext.hpp
+++ b/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/KernelContext.hpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct RcAppInfo : rx::RcBase, AppInfoEx {
   orbis::uint32_t appState = 0;
 };
 
-class alignas(__STDCPP_DEFAULT_NEW_ALIGNMENT__) KernelContext final {
+class KernelContext final {
 public:
   KernelContext();
   ~KernelContext();
diff --git a/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/KernelObject.hpp b/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/KernelObject.hpp
index cdd6714f2..ba9cfbdce 100644
--- a/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/KernelObject.hpp
+++ b/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/KernelObject.hpp
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 #pragma once
+#include "rx/Serializer.hpp"
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <kernel/KernelObject.hpp>
 
 namespace orbis {
 struct OrbisNamespace;
 
-template <rx::Serializable StateT>
-using GlobalObjectRef =
-    kernel::StaticObjectRef<OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::GlobalScope,
-                            StateT>;
+extern std::byte *g_globalStorage;
 
-template <rx::Serializable StateT>
-using ProcessLocalObjectRef =
-    kernel::StaticObjectRef<OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ProcessScope,
-                            StateT>;
+template <rx::Serializable T> class GlobalObjectRef {
+  std::uint32_t mOffset;
 
-template <rx::Serializable StateT>
-using ThreadLocalObjectRef =
-    kernel::StaticObjectRef<OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ThreadScope,
-                            StateT>;
+public:
+  explicit GlobalObjectRef(std::uint32_t offset) : mOffset(offset) {}
+  T *get() { return reinterpret_cast<T *>(g_globalStorage + mOffset); }
+  T *operator->() { return get(); }
+};
 
 template <rx::Serializable StateT>
 GlobalObjectRef<StateT> createGlobalObject() {
@@ -33,8 +31,7 @@ createProcessLocalObject() {
   auto layoutOffset = kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
       OrbisNamespace,
       kernel::detail::ProcessScope>::template Allocate<StateT>();
-  return kernel::StaticObjectRef<OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ProcessScope,
-                                 StateT>(layoutOffset);
+  return {layoutOffset};
 }
 
 template <rx::Serializable StateT>
@@ -42,67 +39,30 @@ kernel::StaticObjectRef<OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ThreadScope, StateT>
 createThreadLocalObject() {
   auto layoutOffset = kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
       OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ThreadScope>::template Allocate<StateT>();
-  return kernel::StaticObjectRef<OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ThreadScope,
-                                 StateT>(layoutOffset);
+  return {layoutOffset};
 }
 
 inline void constructAllGlobals() {
   kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
-      OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::GlobalScope>::ConstructAll();
-}
-
-inline void constructAllProcessLocals() {
-  kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
-      OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ProcessScope>::ConstructAll();
-}
-
-inline void constructAllThreadLocals() {
-  kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
-      OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ThreadScope>::ConstructAll();
+      OrbisNamespace,
+      kernel::detail::GlobalScope>::ConstructAll(g_globalStorage);
 }
 
 inline void destructAllGlobals() {
-  kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<OrbisNamespace,
-                                    kernel::detail::GlobalScope>::DestructAll();
-}
-
-inline void destructAllProcessLocals() {
   kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
-      OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ProcessScope>::DestructAll();
-}
-
-inline void destructAllThreadLocals() {
-  kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<OrbisNamespace,
-                                    kernel::detail::ThreadScope>::DestructAll();
+      OrbisNamespace,
+      kernel::detail::GlobalScope>::DestructAll(g_globalStorage);
 }
 
 inline void serializeAllGlobals(rx::Serializer &s) {
   kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
-      OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::GlobalScope>::SerializeAll(s);
-}
-
-inline void serializeAllProcessLocals(rx::Serializer &s) {
-  kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
-      OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ProcessScope>::SerializeAll(s);
-}
-
-inline void serializeAllThreadLocals(rx::Serializer &s) {
-  kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
-      OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ThreadScope>::SerializeAll(s);
+      OrbisNamespace,
+      kernel::detail::GlobalScope>::SerializeAll(g_globalStorage, s);
 }
 
 inline void deserializeAllGlobals(rx::Deserializer &s) {
   kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
-      OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::GlobalScope>::DeserializeAll(s);
-}
-
-inline void deserializeAllProcessLocals(rx::Deserializer &s) {
-  kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
-      OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ProcessScope>::DeserializeAll(s);
-}
-
-inline void deserializeAllThreadLocals(rx::Deserializer &s) {
-  kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<
-      OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ThreadScope>::DeserializeAll(s);
+      OrbisNamespace,
+      kernel::detail::GlobalScope>::DeserializeAll(g_globalStorage, s);
 }
 } // namespace orbis
diff --git a/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/thread/Process.hpp b/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/thread/Process.hpp
index ed3c0e36e..8fef4927f 100644
--- a/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/thread/Process.hpp
+++ b/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/thread/Process.hpp
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
+#include "KernelAllocator.hpp"
+#include "KernelObject.hpp"
+#include "kernel/KernelObject.hpp"
 #include "orbis-config.hpp"
 
 #include "../event.hpp"
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "orbis/file.hpp"
 #include "orbis/module/Module.hpp"
 #include "rx/IdMap.hpp"
+#include "rx/Serializer.hpp"
 #include "rx/SharedMutex.hpp"
 #include <optional>
 
@@ -52,7 +56,13 @@ enum class ProcessType : std::uint8_t {
 };
 
 struct Process final {
+  using Storage =
+      kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<OrbisNamespace,
+                                        kernel::detail::ProcessScope>;
+
   KernelContext *context = nullptr;
+  std::byte *storage = nullptr;
+
   pid_t pid = -1;
   int gfxRing = 0;
   std::uint64_t hostPid = -1;
@@ -101,5 +111,29 @@ struct Process final {
   // Named memory ranges for debugging
   rx::shared_mutex namedMemMutex;
   kmap<NamedMemoryRange, kstring> namedMem;
+
+  // FIXME: implement process destruction
+  void incRef() {}
+  void decRef() {}
+
+  void allocate() {
+    if (auto size = Storage::GetSize()) {
+      storage = (std::byte *)kalloc(size, Storage::GetAlignment());
+    }
+  }
+
+  void deallocate() {
+    if (auto size = Storage::GetSize()) {
+      kfree(storage, size);
+      storage = nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+
+  template <rx::Serializable T>
+  T *get(
+      kernel::StaticObjectRef<OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ProcessScope, T>
+          ref) {
+    return ref.get(storage);
+  }
 };
 } // namespace orbis
diff --git a/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/thread/Thread.hpp b/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/thread/Thread.hpp
index ae53e4f50..e8a012608 100644
--- a/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/thread/Thread.hpp
+++ b/kernel/orbis/include/orbis/thread/Thread.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "KernelObject.hpp"
 #include "ThreadState.hpp"
 #include "cpuset.hpp"
 #include "orbis-config.hpp"
+#include "rx/Serializer.hpp"
 #include "types.hpp"
 
 #include "../KernelAllocator.hpp"
@@ -16,9 +18,14 @@ namespace orbis {
 struct Process;
 
 static constexpr std::uint32_t kThreadSuspendFlag = 1 << 31;
-struct Thread {
+struct Thread final {
+  using Storage =
+      kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<OrbisNamespace,
+                                        kernel::detail::ThreadScope>;
+
   rx::shared_mutex mtx;
   Process *tproc = nullptr;
+  std::byte *storage = nullptr;
   uint64_t retval[2]{};
   void *context{};
   kvector<void *> altStack;
@@ -75,6 +82,25 @@ struct Thread {
   void notifyUnblockedSignal(int signo);
   void setSigMask(SigSet newSigMask);
 
+  void allocate() {
+    if (auto size = Storage::GetSize()) {
+      storage = (std::byte *)kalloc(size, Storage::GetAlignment());
+    }
+  }
+
+  void deallocate() {
+    if (auto size = Storage::GetSize()) {
+      kfree(storage, size);
+      storage = nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+
+  template <rx::Serializable T>
+  T *get(kernel::StaticObjectRef<OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::ThreadScope, T>
+             ref) {
+    return ref.get(storage);
+  }
+
   // FIXME: implement thread destruction
   void incRef() {}
   void decRef() {}
diff --git a/kernel/orbis/src/KernelAllocator.cpp b/kernel/orbis/src/KernelAllocator.cpp
index 1e46dea86..812f35899 100644
--- a/kernel/orbis/src/KernelAllocator.cpp
+++ b/kernel/orbis/src/KernelAllocator.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ struct KernelMemoryResource {
 };
 
 static KernelMemoryResource *sMemoryResource;
-static std::byte *sGlobalStorage;
+std::byte *g_globalStorage;
+
 using GlobalStorage =
     kernel::StaticKernelObjectStorage<OrbisNamespace,
                                       kernel::detail::GlobalScope>;
@@ -69,15 +70,15 @@ void initializeAllocator() {
   rx::print(stderr, "global: size {}, alignment {}\n", GlobalStorage::GetSize(),
             GlobalStorage::GetAlignment());
   // allocate whole global storage
-  sGlobalStorage = (std::byte *)sMemoryResource->kalloc(
+  g_globalStorage = (std::byte *)sMemoryResource->kalloc(
       GlobalStorage::GetSize(), GlobalStorage::GetAlignment());
 }
 
 void deinitializeAllocator() {
-  sMemoryResource->kfree(sGlobalStorage, GlobalStorage::GetSize());
+  sMemoryResource->kfree(g_globalStorage, GlobalStorage::GetSize());
   delete sMemoryResource;
   sMemoryResource = nullptr;
-  sGlobalStorage = nullptr;
+  g_globalStorage = nullptr;
 }
 
 void *KernelMemoryResource::kalloc(std::size_t size, std::size_t align) {
@@ -213,9 +214,3 @@ void *kalloc(std::size_t size, std::size_t align) {
   return sMemoryResource->kalloc(size, align);
 }
 } // namespace orbis
-
-template <>
-std::byte *
-kernel::getScopeStorage<orbis::OrbisNamespace, kernel::detail::GlobalScope>() {
-  return orbis::sGlobalStorage;
-}