diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/bitstream-builder.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/bitstream-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce862d2ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/bitstream-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Bitstream } from "../../shared/bitstream.model";
+import { RequestService } from "../../data/request.service";
+import { hasValue } from "../../../shared/empty.util";
+import { NormalizedBitstream } from "../models/normalized-bitstream.model";
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from "./remote-data-build.service";
+import { DomainModelBuilder } from "./domain-model-builder";
+
+export class BitstreamBuilder extends DomainModelBuilder<NormalizedBitstream, Bitstream> {
+  constructor(
+    private requestService: RequestService,
+    private rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
+  ) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  build(): Bitstream {
+    let links: any = {};
+     //TODO
+    return Object.assign(new Bitstream(), this.normalized, links);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/bundle-builder.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/bundle-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1639163d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/bundle-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Bundle } from "../../shared/bundle.model";
+import { RequestService } from "../../data/request.service";
+import { NormalizedBundle } from "../models/normalized-bundle.model";
+import { hasValue } from "../../../shared/empty.util";
+import { NormalizedBitstream } from "../models/normalized-bitstream.model";
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from "./remote-data-build.service";
+import { DomainModelBuilder } from "./domain-model-builder";
+import { BitstreamBuilder } from "./bitstream-builder";
+
+export class BundleBuilder extends DomainModelBuilder<NormalizedBundle, Bundle> {
+  constructor(
+    private requestService: RequestService,
+    private rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
+  ) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  build(): Bundle {
+    let links: any = {};
+
+    if (hasValue(this.normalized.bitstreams)) {
+      this.normalized.bitstreams.forEach((href: string) => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          this.requestService.configure(href, NormalizedBitstream);
+        },0);
+      });
+
+      links.bitstreams = this.normalized.bitstreams.map((href: string) => {
+        return this.rdbService.buildSingle(href, NormalizedBitstream, new BitstreamBuilder(this.requestService, this.rdbService));
+      });
+    }
+    return Object.assign(new Bundle(), this.normalized, links);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/collection-builder.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/collection-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b142136175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/collection-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Collection } from "../../shared/collection.model";
+import { RequestService } from "../../data/request.service";
+import { NormalizedCollection } from "../models/normalized-collection.model";
+import { hasValue } from "../../../shared/empty.util";
+import { NormalizedItem } from "../models/normalized-item.model";
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from "./remote-data-build.service";
+import { DomainModelBuilder } from "./domain-model-builder";
+import { ItemBuilder } from "./item-builder";
+
+export class CollectionBuilder extends DomainModelBuilder<NormalizedCollection, Collection> {
+  constructor(
+    private requestService: RequestService,
+    private rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
+  ) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  build(): Collection {
+    let links: any = {};
+
+    if (hasValue(this.normalized.items)) {
+      this.normalized.items.forEach((href: string) => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          this.requestService.configure(href, NormalizedItem)
+        },0);
+      });
+
+      links.items = this.normalized.items.map((href: string) => {
+        return this.rdbService.buildSingle(href, NormalizedItem, new ItemBuilder(this.requestService, this.rdbService));
+      });
+    }
+    return Object.assign(new Collection(), this.normalized, links);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/domain-model-builder.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/domain-model-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..788ac2a24e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/domain-model-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { CacheableObject } from "../object-cache.reducer";
+
+export abstract class DomainModelBuilder<TNormalized extends CacheableObject, TDomain> {
+  protected href: string;
+  protected normalized: TNormalized;
+
+  constructor() {
+  }
+
+  setHref(href: string): DomainModelBuilder<TNormalized, TDomain> {
+    this.href = href;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  setNormalized(normalized: TNormalized): DomainModelBuilder<TNormalized, TDomain> {
+    this.normalized = normalized;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  abstract build(): TDomain;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/item-builder.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/item-builder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8778a0229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/item-builder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Item } from "../../shared/item.model";
+import { RequestService } from "../../data/request.service";
+import { NormalizedItem } from "../models/normalized-item.model";
+import { hasValue } from "../../../shared/empty.util";
+import { NormalizedBundle } from "../models/normalized-bundle.model";
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from "./remote-data-build.service";
+import { DomainModelBuilder } from "./domain-model-builder";
+import { BundleBuilder } from "./bundle-builder";
+
+export class ItemBuilder extends DomainModelBuilder<NormalizedItem, Item> {
+  constructor(
+    private requestService: RequestService,
+    private rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
+  ) {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  build(): Item {
+    let links: any = {};
+
+    if (hasValue(this.normalized.bundles)) {
+      this.normalized.bundles.forEach((href: string) => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          this.requestService.configure(href, NormalizedBundle)
+        },0);
+      });
+
+      links.bundles = this.normalized.bundles.map((href: string) => {
+        return this.rdbService.buildSingle(href, NormalizedBundle, new BundleBuilder(this.requestService, this.rdbService));
+      });
+    }
+    return Object.assign(new Item(), this.normalized, links);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/remote-data-builder.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
similarity index 70%
rename from src/app/core/cache/models/remote-data-builder.ts
rename to src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
index 28ea91ac54..3bfa49c144 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/remote-data-builder.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
@@ -1,38 +1,36 @@
-import { RemoteData } from "../../data/remote-data";
-import { Observable } from "rxjs/Observable";
-import { RequestEntry } from "../../data/request.reducer";
-import { ResponseCacheEntry } from "../response-cache.reducer";
-import { ErrorResponse, SuccessResponse } from "../response-cache.models";
-import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
-import { CoreState } from "../../core.reducers";
-import { ResponseCacheService } from "../response-cache.service";
+import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
+import { GenericConstructor } from "../../shared/generic-constructor";
+import { CacheableObject } from "../object-cache.reducer";
 import { ObjectCacheService } from "../object-cache.service";
 import { RequestService } from "../../data/request.service";
-import { CacheableObject } from "../object-cache.reducer";
-import { GenericConstructor } from "../../shared/generic-constructor";
+import { ResponseCacheService } from "../response-cache.service";
+import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
+import { CoreState } from "../../core.reducers";
+import { RequestEntry } from "../../data/request.reducer";
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from "../../../shared/empty.util";
+import { ResponseCacheEntry } from "../response-cache.reducer";
+import { ErrorResponse, SuccessResponse } from "../response-cache.models";
+import { Observable } from "rxjs/Observable";
+import { RemoteData } from "../../data/remote-data";
+import { DomainModelBuilder } from "./domain-model-builder";
 
-export interface RemoteDataBuilder<T> {
-  build(): RemoteData<T>
-}
-
-export abstract class SingleRemoteDataBuilder<TDomain, TNormalized extends CacheableObject> implements RemoteDataBuilder<TDomain> {
-
+@Injectable()
+export class RemoteDataBuildService {
   constructor(
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
     protected responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
     protected requestService: RequestService,
     protected store: Store<CoreState>,
-    protected href: string,
-    protected normalizedType: GenericConstructor<TNormalized>
   ) {
   }
 
-  protected abstract normalizedToDomain(normalized: TNormalized): TDomain;
-
-  build(): RemoteData<TDomain> {
-    const requestObs = this.store.select<RequestEntry>('core', 'data', 'request', this.href);
-    const responseCacheObs = this.responseCache.get(this.href);
+  buildSingle<TNormalized extends CacheableObject, TDomain>(
+    href: string,
+    normalizedType: GenericConstructor<TNormalized>,
+    builder: DomainModelBuilder<TNormalized, TDomain>
+  ): RemoteData<TDomain> {
+    const requestObs = this.store.select<RequestEntry>('core', 'data', 'request', href);
+    const responseCacheObs = this.responseCache.get(href);
 
     const requestPending = requestObs.map((entry: RequestEntry) => hasValue(entry) && entry.requestPending).distinctUntilChanged();
 
@@ -48,23 +46,27 @@ export abstract class SingleRemoteDataBuilder<TDomain, TNormalized extends Cache
 
     const payload =
       Observable.race(
-        this.objectCache.getBySelfLink<TNormalized>(this.href, this.normalizedType),
+        this.objectCache.getBySelfLink<TNormalized>(href, normalizedType),
         responseCacheObs
           .filter((entry: ResponseCacheEntry) => hasValue(entry) && entry.response.isSuccessful)
           .map((entry: ResponseCacheEntry) => (<SuccessResponse> entry.response).resourceUUIDs)
           .flatMap((resourceUUIDs: Array<string>) => {
             if (isNotEmpty(resourceUUIDs)) {
-              return this.objectCache.get(resourceUUIDs[0], this.normalizedType);
+              return this.objectCache.get(resourceUUIDs[0], normalizedType);
             }
             else {
               return Observable.of(undefined);
             }
           })
           .distinctUntilChanged()
-    ).map((normalized: TNormalized) => this.normalizedToDomain(normalized));
+      ).map((normalized: TNormalized) => builder
+        .setHref(href)
+        .setNormalized(normalized)
+        .build()
+      );
 
     return new RemoteData(
-      this.href,
+      href,
       requestPending,
       responsePending,
       isSuccessFul,
@@ -73,25 +75,13 @@ export abstract class SingleRemoteDataBuilder<TDomain, TNormalized extends Cache
     );
   }
 
-}
-
-export abstract class ListRemoteDataBuilder<TDomain, TNormalized extends CacheableObject> implements RemoteDataBuilder<TDomain[]> {
-
-  constructor(
-    protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    protected responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    protected requestService: RequestService,
-    protected store: Store<CoreState>,
-    protected href: string,
-    protected normalizedType: GenericConstructor<TNormalized>
-  ) {
-  }
-
-  protected abstract normalizedToDomain(normalized: TNormalized): TDomain;
-
-  build(): RemoteData<TDomain[]> {
-    const requestObs = this.store.select<RequestEntry>('core', 'data', 'request', this.href);
-    const responseCacheObs = this.responseCache.get(this.href);
+  buildList<TNormalized extends CacheableObject, TDomain>(
+    href: string,
+    normalizedType: GenericConstructor<TNormalized>,
+    builder: DomainModelBuilder<TNormalized, TDomain>
+  ): RemoteData<TDomain[]> {
+    const requestObs = this.store.select<RequestEntry>('core', 'data', 'request', href);
+    const responseCacheObs = this.responseCache.get(href);
 
     const requestPending = requestObs.map((entry: RequestEntry) => hasValue(entry) && entry.requestPending).distinctUntilChanged();
 
@@ -109,17 +99,20 @@ export abstract class ListRemoteDataBuilder<TDomain, TNormalized extends Cacheab
       .filter((entry: ResponseCacheEntry) => hasValue(entry) && entry.response.isSuccessful)
       .map((entry: ResponseCacheEntry) => (<SuccessResponse> entry.response).resourceUUIDs)
       .flatMap((resourceUUIDs: Array<string>) => {
-        return this.objectCache.getList(resourceUUIDs, this.normalizedType)
+        return this.objectCache.getList(resourceUUIDs, normalizedType)
           .map((normList: TNormalized[]) => {
             return normList.map((normalized: TNormalized) => {
-              return this.normalizedToDomain(normalized);
+              return builder
+                .setHref(href)
+                .setNormalized(normalized)
+                .build();
             });
           });
       })
       .distinctUntilChanged();
 
     return new RemoteData(
-      this.href,
+      href,
       requestPending,
       responsePending,
       isSuccessFul,
@@ -127,5 +120,4 @@ export abstract class ListRemoteDataBuilder<TDomain, TNormalized extends Cacheab
       payload
     );
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/bitstream-builder.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/bitstream-builder.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cb3f30eb9..0000000000
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/bitstream-builder.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-import { Bitstream } from "../../shared/bitstream.model";
-import { ObjectCacheService } from "../object-cache.service";
-import { ResponseCacheService } from "../response-cache.service";
-import { RequestService } from "../../data/request.service";
-import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
-import { CoreState } from "../../core.reducers";
-import { NormalizedBitstream } from "./normalized-bitstream.model";
-import { ListRemoteDataBuilder, SingleRemoteDataBuilder } from "./remote-data-builder";
-import { Request } from "../../data/request.models";
-import { hasValue } from "../../../shared/empty.util";
-import { RequestConfigureAction, RequestExecuteAction } from "../../data/request.actions";
-
-export class BitstreamBuilder {
-
-  constructor(
-    protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    protected responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    protected requestService: RequestService,
-    protected store: Store<CoreState>,
-    protected href: string,
-    protected normalized: NormalizedBitstream
-  ) {
-  }
-
-  build(): Bitstream {
-    let links: any = {};
-    //TODO
-    return Object.assign(new Bitstream(), this.normalized, links);
-  }
-}
-
-export class BitstreamRDBuilder extends SingleRemoteDataBuilder<Bitstream, NormalizedBitstream> {
-
-  constructor(
-    objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    requestService: RequestService,
-    store: Store<CoreState>,
-    href: string
-  ) {
-    super(objectCache, responseCache, requestService, store, href, NormalizedBitstream);
-  }
-
-  protected normalizedToDomain(normalized: NormalizedBitstream): Bitstream {
-    return new BitstreamBuilder(this.objectCache, this.responseCache, this.requestService, this.store, this.href, normalized).build();
-  }
-
-}
-
-export class BitstreamListRDBuilder extends ListRemoteDataBuilder<Bitstream, NormalizedBitstream> {
-  constructor(
-    objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    requestService: RequestService,
-    store: Store<CoreState>,
-    href: string
-  ) {
-    super(objectCache, responseCache, requestService, store, href, NormalizedBitstream);
-  }
-
-  protected normalizedToDomain(normalized: NormalizedBitstream): Bitstream {
-    return new BitstreamBuilder(this.objectCache, this.responseCache, this.requestService, this.store, this.href, normalized).build();
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/bundle-builder.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/bundle-builder.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b360c28f58..0000000000
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/bundle-builder.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-import { Bundle } from "../../shared/bundle.model";
-import { ObjectCacheService } from "../object-cache.service";
-import { ResponseCacheService } from "../response-cache.service";
-import { RequestService } from "../../data/request.service";
-import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
-import { CoreState } from "../../core.reducers";
-import { NormalizedBundle } from "./normalized-bundle.model";
-import { ListRemoteDataBuilder, SingleRemoteDataBuilder } from "./remote-data-builder";
-import { Request } from "../../data/request.models";
-import { hasValue } from "../../../shared/empty.util";
-import { RequestConfigureAction, RequestExecuteAction } from "../../data/request.actions";
-import { BitstreamRDBuilder } from "./bitstream-builder";
-import { NormalizedBitstream } from "./normalized-bitstream.model";
-
-export class BundleBuilder {
-
-  constructor(
-    protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    protected responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    protected requestService: RequestService,
-    protected store: Store<CoreState>,
-    protected href: string,
-    protected normalized: NormalizedBundle
-  ) {
-  }
-
-  build(): Bundle {
-    let links: any = {};
-
-    if (hasValue(this.normalized.bitstreams)) {
-      //for some reason the dispatches in the forEach don't
-      //fire without this timeout. A zone issue?
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        this.normalized.bitstreams.forEach((href: string) => {
-          const isCached = this.objectCache.hasBySelfLink(href);
-          const isPending = this.requestService.isPending(href);
-
-          if (!(isCached || isPending)) {
-            const request = new Request(href, NormalizedBitstream);
-            this.store.dispatch(new RequestConfigureAction(request));
-            this.store.dispatch(new RequestExecuteAction(href));
-          }
-        });
-      }, 0);
-
-      links.bitstreams = this.normalized.bitstreams.map((href: string) => {
-        return new BitstreamRDBuilder(
-          this.objectCache,
-          this.responseCache,
-          this.requestService,
-          this.store,
-          href
-        ).build();
-      });
-    }
-    return Object.assign(new Bundle(), this.normalized, links);
-  }
-}
-
-export class BundleRDBuilder extends SingleRemoteDataBuilder<Bundle, NormalizedBundle> {
-
-  constructor(
-    objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    requestService: RequestService,
-    store: Store<CoreState>,
-    href: string
-  ) {
-    super(objectCache, responseCache, requestService, store, href, NormalizedBundle);
-  }
-
-  protected normalizedToDomain(normalized: NormalizedBundle): Bundle {
-    return new BundleBuilder(this.objectCache, this.responseCache, this.requestService, this.store, this.href, normalized).build();
-  }
-
-}
-
-export class BundleListRDBuilder extends ListRemoteDataBuilder<Bundle, NormalizedBundle> {
-  constructor(
-    objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    requestService: RequestService,
-    store: Store<CoreState>,
-    href: string
-  ) {
-    super(objectCache, responseCache, requestService, store, href, NormalizedBundle);
-  }
-
-  protected normalizedToDomain(normalized: NormalizedBundle): Bundle {
-    return new BundleBuilder(this.objectCache, this.responseCache, this.requestService, this.store, this.href, normalized).build();
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/collection-builder.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/collection-builder.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3291d10518..0000000000
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/collection-builder.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-import { Collection } from "../../shared/collection.model";
-import { hasValue } from "../../../shared/empty.util";
-import { Item } from "../../shared/item.model";
-import { RequestConfigureAction, RequestExecuteAction } from "../../data/request.actions";
-import { ObjectCacheService } from "../object-cache.service";
-import { ResponseCacheService } from "../response-cache.service";
-import { RequestService } from "../../data/request.service";
-import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
-import { CoreState } from "../../core.reducers";
-import { NormalizedCollection } from "./normalized-collection.model";
-import { Request } from "../../data/request.models";
-import { ListRemoteDataBuilder, SingleRemoteDataBuilder } from "./remote-data-builder";
-import { ItemRDBuilder } from "./item-builder";
-import { NormalizedItem } from "./normalized-item.model";
-
-export class CollectionBuilder {
-
-  constructor(
-    protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    protected responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    protected requestService: RequestService,
-    protected store: Store<CoreState>,
-    protected href: string,
-    protected normalized: NormalizedCollection
-  ) {
-  }
-
-  build(): Collection {
-    let links: any = {};
-
-    if (hasValue(this.normalized.items)) {
-      this.normalized.items.forEach((href: string) => {
-        const isCached = this.objectCache.hasBySelfLink(href);
-        const isPending = this.requestService.isPending(href);
-
-        if (!(isCached || isPending)) {
-          const request = new Request(href, NormalizedItem);
-          this.store.dispatch(new RequestConfigureAction(request));
-          this.store.dispatch(new RequestExecuteAction(href));
-        }
-      });
-
-      links.items = this.normalized.items.map((href: string) => {
-        return new ItemRDBuilder(
-          this.objectCache,
-          this.responseCache,
-          this.requestService,
-          this.store,
-          href
-        ).build();
-      });
-    }
-
-    return Object.assign(new Collection(), this.normalized, links);
-  }
-}
-
-export class CollectionRDBuilder extends SingleRemoteDataBuilder<Collection, NormalizedCollection> {
-
-  constructor(
-    objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    requestService: RequestService,
-    store: Store<CoreState>,
-    href: string
-  ) {
-    super(objectCache, responseCache, requestService, store, href, NormalizedCollection);
-  }
-
-  protected normalizedToDomain(normalized: NormalizedCollection): Collection {
-    return new CollectionBuilder(this.objectCache, this.responseCache, this.requestService, this.store, this.href, normalized).build();
-  }
-
-}
-
-export class CollectionListRDBuilder extends ListRemoteDataBuilder<Collection, NormalizedCollection> {
-
-  constructor(
-    objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    requestService: RequestService,
-    store: Store<CoreState>,
-    href: string
-  ) {
-    super(objectCache, responseCache, requestService, store, href, NormalizedCollection);
-  }
-
-  protected normalizedToDomain(normalized: NormalizedCollection): Collection {
-    return new CollectionBuilder(this.objectCache, this.responseCache, this.requestService, this.store, this.href, normalized).build();
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/item-builder.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/item-builder.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6935741e38..0000000000
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/item-builder.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-import { Item } from "../../shared/item.model";
-import { ObjectCacheService } from "../object-cache.service";
-import { ResponseCacheService } from "../response-cache.service";
-import { RequestService } from "../../data/request.service";
-import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
-import { CoreState } from "../../core.reducers";
-import { NormalizedItem } from "./normalized-item.model";
-import { ListRemoteDataBuilder, SingleRemoteDataBuilder } from "./remote-data-builder";
-import { Request } from "../../data/request.models";
-import { hasValue } from "../../../shared/empty.util";
-import { RequestConfigureAction, RequestExecuteAction } from "../../data/request.actions";
-import { BundleRDBuilder } from "./bundle-builder";
-import { NormalizedBundle } from "./normalized-bundle.model";
-
-export class ItemBuilder {
-
-  constructor(
-    protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    protected responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    protected requestService: RequestService,
-    protected store: Store<CoreState>,
-    protected href: string,
-    protected normalized: NormalizedItem
-  ) {
-  }
-
-  build(): Item {
-    let links: any = {};
-
-    if (hasValue(this.normalized.bundles)) {
-      this.normalized.bundles.forEach((href: string) => {
-        const isCached = this.objectCache.hasBySelfLink(href);
-        const isPending = this.requestService.isPending(href);
-
-        if (!(isCached || isPending)) {
-          const request = new Request(href, NormalizedBundle);
-          this.store.dispatch(new RequestConfigureAction(request));
-          this.store.dispatch(new RequestExecuteAction(href));
-        }
-      });
-
-      links.bundles = this.normalized.bundles.map((href: string) => {
-        return new BundleRDBuilder(
-          this.objectCache,
-          this.responseCache,
-          this.requestService,
-          this.store,
-          href
-        ).build();
-      });
-    }
-    return Object.assign(new Item(), this.normalized, links);
-  }
-}
-
-export class ItemRDBuilder extends SingleRemoteDataBuilder<Item, NormalizedItem> {
-
-  constructor(
-    objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    requestService: RequestService,
-    store: Store<CoreState>,
-    href: string
-  ) {
-    super(objectCache, responseCache, requestService, store, href, NormalizedItem);
-  }
-
-  protected normalizedToDomain(normalized: NormalizedItem): Item {
-    return new ItemBuilder(this.objectCache, this.responseCache, this.requestService, this.store, this.href, normalized).build();
-  }
-
-}
-
-export class ItemListRDBuilder extends ListRemoteDataBuilder<Item, NormalizedItem> {
-  constructor(
-    objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
-    responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
-    requestService: RequestService,
-    store: Store<CoreState>,
-    href: string
-  ) {
-    super(objectCache, responseCache, requestService, store, href, NormalizedItem);
-  }
-
-  protected normalizedToDomain(normalized: NormalizedItem): Item {
-    return new ItemBuilder(this.objectCache, this.responseCache, this.requestService, this.store, this.href, normalized).build();
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/app/core/core.module.ts b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
index 827cf9deb7..82e38bcb10 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ResponseCacheService } from "./cache/response-cache.service";
 import { CollectionDataService } from "./data/collection-data.service";
 import { ItemDataService } from "./data/item-data.service";
 import { RequestService } from "./data/request.service";
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from "./cache/builders/remote-data-build.service";
 
 const IMPORTS = [
   CommonModule,
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ const PROVIDERS = [
   DSpaceRESTv2Service,
   ObjectCacheService,
   ResponseCacheService,
-  RequestService
+  RequestService,
+  RemoteDataBuildService
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts
index 4abffa909c..882f7db5a5 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts
@@ -7,39 +7,25 @@ import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
 import { NormalizedCollection } from "../cache/models/normalized-collection.model";
 import { CoreState } from "../core.reducers";
 import { RequestService } from "./request.service";
-import { CollectionListRDBuilder, CollectionRDBuilder } from "../cache/models/collection-builder";
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from "../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service";
+import { DomainModelBuilder } from "../cache/builders/domain-model-builder";
+import { CollectionBuilder } from "../cache/builders/collection-builder";
 
 @Injectable()
-export class CollectionDataService extends DataService<Collection, NormalizedCollection> {
+export class CollectionDataService extends DataService<NormalizedCollection, Collection> {
   protected endpoint = '/collections';
 
   constructor(
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
     protected responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
     protected requestService: RequestService,
+    protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
     protected store: Store<CoreState>
   ) {
       super(NormalizedCollection);
   }
 
-  protected getListDataBuilder(href: string): CollectionListRDBuilder {
-    return new CollectionListRDBuilder (
-      this.objectCache,
-      this.responseCache,
-      this.requestService,
-      this.store,
-      href,
-    );
+  protected getDomainModelBuilder(): CollectionBuilder {
+    return new CollectionBuilder(this.requestService, this.rdbService);
   }
-
-  protected getSingleDataBuilder(href: string): CollectionRDBuilder {
-    return new CollectionRDBuilder (
-      this.objectCache,
-      this.responseCache,
-      this.requestService,
-      this.store,
-      href,
-    );
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
index bcbd5fd599..5547bf8ebb 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
@@ -8,22 +8,23 @@ import { FindAllRequest, FindByIDRequest, Request } from "./request.models";
 import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
 import { RequestConfigureAction, RequestExecuteAction } from "./request.actions";
 import { CoreState } from "../core.reducers";
-import { RemoteDataBuilder } from "../cache/models/remote-data-builder";
+import { DomainModelBuilder } from "../cache/builders/domain-model-builder";
 import { RequestService } from "./request.service";
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from "../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service";
 
-export abstract class DataService<T, U extends CacheableObject> {
+export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends CacheableObject, TDomain> {
   protected abstract objectCache: ObjectCacheService;
   protected abstract responseCache: ResponseCacheService;
   protected abstract requestService: RequestService;
+  protected abstract rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService;
   protected abstract store: Store<CoreState>;
   protected abstract endpoint: string;
 
-  constructor(private normalizedResourceType: GenericConstructor<U>) {
+  constructor(private normalizedResourceType: GenericConstructor<TNormalized>) {
 
   }
 
-  protected abstract getListDataBuilder(href: string): RemoteDataBuilder<T[]>;
-  protected abstract getSingleDataBuilder(href: string): RemoteDataBuilder<T>;
+  protected abstract getDomainModelBuilder(): DomainModelBuilder<TNormalized, TDomain>;
 
   protected getFindAllHref(scopeID?): string {
     let result = this.endpoint;
@@ -33,37 +34,37 @@ export abstract class DataService<T, U extends CacheableObject> {
     return result;
   }
 
-  findAll(scopeID?: string): RemoteData<Array<T>> {
+  findAll(scopeID?: string): RemoteData<Array<TDomain>> {
     const href = this.getFindAllHref(scopeID);
     if (!this.responseCache.has(href) && !this.requestService.isPending(href)) {
       const request = new FindAllRequest(href, this.normalizedResourceType, scopeID);
       this.store.dispatch(new RequestConfigureAction(request));
       this.store.dispatch(new RequestExecuteAction(href));
     }
-    return this.getListDataBuilder(href).build();
+    return this.rdbService.buildList(href, this.normalizedResourceType, this.getDomainModelBuilder())
   }
 
   protected getFindByIDHref(resourceID): string {
     return `${this.endpoint}/${resourceID}`;
   }
 
-  findById(id: string): RemoteData<T> {
+  findById(id: string): RemoteData<TDomain> {
     const href = this.getFindByIDHref(id);
     if (!this.objectCache.hasBySelfLink(href) && !this.requestService.isPending(href)) {
       const request = new FindByIDRequest(href, this.normalizedResourceType, id);
       this.store.dispatch(new RequestConfigureAction(request));
       this.store.dispatch(new RequestExecuteAction(href));
     }
-    return this.getSingleDataBuilder(href).build();
+    return this.rdbService.buildSingle(href, this.normalizedResourceType, this.getDomainModelBuilder())
   }
 
-  findByHref(href: string): RemoteData<T> {
+  findByHref(href: string): RemoteData<TDomain> {
     if (!this.objectCache.hasBySelfLink(href) && !this.requestService.isPending(href)) {
       const request = new Request(href, this.normalizedResourceType);
       this.store.dispatch(new RequestConfigureAction(request));
       this.store.dispatch(new RequestExecuteAction(href));
     }
-    return this.getSingleDataBuilder(href).build();
+    return this.rdbService.buildSingle(href, this.normalizedResourceType, this.getDomainModelBuilder())
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
index 777d75c53c..1e764f5bb4 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
@@ -7,38 +7,24 @@ import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
 import { CoreState } from "../core.reducers";
 import { NormalizedItem } from "../cache/models/normalized-item.model";
 import { RequestService } from "./request.service";
-import { ItemListRDBuilder, ItemRDBuilder } from "../cache/models/item-builder";
+import { RemoteDataBuildService } from "../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service";
+import { ItemBuilder } from "../cache/builders/item-builder";
 
 @Injectable()
-export class ItemDataService extends DataService<Item, NormalizedItem> {
+export class ItemDataService extends DataService<NormalizedItem, Item> {
   protected endpoint = '/items';
 
   constructor(
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
     protected responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
     protected requestService: RequestService,
+    protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
     protected store: Store<CoreState>
 ) {
     super(NormalizedItem);
   }
 
-  protected getListDataBuilder(href: string): ItemListRDBuilder {
-    return new ItemListRDBuilder(
-      this.objectCache,
-      this.responseCache,
-      this.requestService,
-      this.store,
-      href,
-    );
-  }
-
-  protected getSingleDataBuilder(href: string): ItemRDBuilder {
-    return new ItemRDBuilder(
-      this.objectCache,
-      this.responseCache,
-      this.requestService,
-      this.store,
-      href,
-    );
+  protected getDomainModelBuilder(): ItemBuilder {
+    return new ItemBuilder(this.requestService, this.rdbService);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts
index cd5b7b8a64..03b7f1ffd8 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
 import { RequestEntry, RequestState } from "./request.reducer";
 import { Store } from "@ngrx/store";
+import { Request } from "./request.models";
 import { hasValue } from "../../shared/empty.util";
 import { Observable } from "rxjs/Observable";
+import { RequestConfigureAction, RequestExecuteAction } from "./request.actions";
+import { GenericConstructor } from "../shared/generic-constructor";
+import { ResponseCacheService } from "../cache/response-cache.service";
+import { ObjectCacheService } from "../cache/object-cache.service";
+import { CacheableObject } from "../cache/object-cache.reducer";
 
 @Injectable()
 export class RequestService {
 
-  constructor(private store: Store<RequestState>) {
+  constructor(
+    private objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
+    private responseCache: ResponseCacheService,
+    private store: Store<RequestState>
+  ) {
   }
 
   isPending(href: string): boolean {
@@ -24,4 +34,15 @@ export class RequestService {
   get(href: string): Observable<RequestEntry> {
     return this.store.select<RequestEntry>('core', 'data', 'request', href);
   }
+
+  configure<T extends CacheableObject>(href: string, normalizedType: GenericConstructor<T>): void {
+    const isCached = this.objectCache.hasBySelfLink(href);
+    const isPending = this.isPending(href);
+
+    if (!(isCached || isPending)) {
+      const request = new Request(href, normalizedType);
+      this.store.dispatch(new RequestConfigureAction(request));
+      this.store.dispatch(new RequestExecuteAction(href));
+    }
+  }
 }