diff --git a/volatility/framework/obj.py b/volatility/framework/obj.py
index 799716f85..91099fd55 100644
--- a/volatility/framework/obj.py
+++ b/volatility/framework/obj.py
@@ -4,15 +4,42 @@ Created on 17 Feb 2013
 @author: mike
 '''
 
+import struct
+
 class ObjectInterface(object):
     """ A base object required to be the ancestor of every object used in volatility """
-    def __init__(self, context, offset, layer_name):
+    def __init__(self, context, symbol_name, offset, layer_name):
         self._context = context
         self._offset = offset
         self._layer_name = layer_name
+        self._symbol_name = symbol_name
 
-class IntegerObject(ObjectInterface, int):
+class PrimativeObject(ObjectInterface):
+    """PrimativeObject is an interface for any objects that should simulate a Python primative"""
 
-    def __new__(cls, context, offset, layer_name):
+    @classmethod
+    def _struct_value(cls, struct_format, context, symbol_name, offset, layer_name):
         aspace = context.get_address_space(layer_name)
-        aspace.read(offset)
+        length = struct.calcsize(struct_format)
+        data = aspace.read(offset, length)
+        (value,) = struct.unpack(struct_format, data)
+        return value
+
+class IntegerObject(PrimativeObject, int):
+
+    def __new__(cls, context, symbol_name, offset, layer_name):
+        struct_format = context.get_primative_struct_type("int", symbol_name)
+        return cls._struct_value(struct_format, context, symbol_name, offset, layer_name)
+
+
+class FloatObject(PrimativeObject, float):
+
+    def __new__(cls, context, symbol_name, offset, layer_name):
+        struct_format = context.get_primative_struct_type("float", symbol_name)
+        return cls._struct_value(struct_format, context, symbol_name, offset, layer_name)
+
+class StringObject(PrimativeObject, str):
+    #TODO: Make this inherit from bytestr rather than str
+
+    def __new__(cls, context, symbol_name, offset, layer_name, length = 1):
+        return cls._struct_value(str(length) + "s", context, symbol_name, offset, layer_name)