diff --git a/a.out b/a.out
index c18378b..7eb2079 100755
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diff --git a/first_app.cpp b/first_app.cpp
index 65e0cf1..de3a35c 100644
--- a/first_app.cpp
+++ b/first_app.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 #include "first_app.hpp"
 
+#include <stdexcept>
+
 namespace cve {
+  FirstApp::FirstApp() {
+    createPipelineLayout();
+    createPipeline();
+    createCommandBuffers();
+  }
+
+  FirstApp::~FirstApp() {
+    vkDestroyPipelineLayout(cveDevice.device(), pipelineLayout, nullptr);
+  }
+
   void FirstApp::run() {
     while (!cveWindow.shouldClose()) {
       glfwPollEvents();
@@ -13,5 +25,24 @@ namespace cve {
     pipelineLayoutInfo.pSetLayouts = nullptr;
     pipelineLayoutInfo.pushConstantRangeCount = 0;
     pipelineLayoutInfo.pPushConstantRanges = nullptr;
+    if (vkCreatePipelineLayout(cveDevice.device(), &pipelineLayoutInfo, nullptr, &pipelineLayout) !=
+        VK_SUCCESS) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to create pipeline layout");
+    }
   }
+
+  void FirstApp::createPipeline() {
+    auto pipelineConfig = CvePipeline::defaultPipelineConfigInfo(cveSwapChain.width(), cveSwapChain.height());
+    pipelineConfig.renderPass = cveSwapChain.getRenderPass();
+    pipelineConfig.pipelineLayout = pipelineLayout;
+    cvePipeline = std::make_unique<CvePipeline>(
+      cveDevice,
+      "shaders/simple_shader.vert.spv",
+      "shaders/simple_shader.frag.spv",
+      pipelineConfig
+    );
+  }
+
+  void FirstApp::createCommandBuffers() {};
+  void FirstApp::drawFrame() {};
 }