diff --git a/backend/domain/builder/builder.go b/backend/domain/builder/builder.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5cf23ed03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/domain/builder/builder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package builder
+
+import "sync"
+
+type builder interface {
+	reset()
+}
+
+type Builder[T builder] struct {
+	*sync.Pool
+}
+
+func NewBuilder[T builder](creator func() T) *Builder[T] {
+	if creator == nil {
+		creator = func() T {
+			var x T
+			return x
+		}
+	}
+	return &Builder[T]{
+		Pool: &sync.Pool{
+			New: func() any {
+				return creator()
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *Builder[T]) Get() T {
+	return b.Pool.Get().(T)
+}
+
+func (b *Builder[T]) Put(x T) {
+	b.Pool.Put(x)
+}
diff --git a/backend/domain/builder/instance.go b/backend/domain/builder/instance.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcf2c2ab62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/domain/builder/instance.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package builder
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
+
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/repository"
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/repository/cache"
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/telemetry/logging"
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/backend/telemetry/tracing"
+)
+
+type InstanceBuilder struct {
+	*Builder[*InstanceBuilder]
+
+	tracer tracing.Tracer
+	logger *logging.Logger
+	cache  *cache.Instance
+	db     repository.InstanceRepository
+}
+
+func NewInstanceBuilder() *InstanceBuilder {
+	return &InstanceBuilder{
+		Builder: NewBuilder(func() *InstanceBuilder {
+			return new(InstanceBuilder)
+		}),
+		cache:  new(cache.Instance),
+		tracer: tracing.NewTracer("instance"),
+		logger: &logging.Logger{Logger: slog.Default().With("service", "instance")},
+	}
+}
+
+var _ builder = (*InstanceBuilder)(nil)
+
+func (b *InstanceBuilder) reset() {
+	b.db = nil
+}
+
+var _ repository.InstanceRepository = (*InstanceBuilder)(nil)
+
+// ByDomain implements repository.InstanceRepository.
+func (b *InstanceBuilder) ByDomain(ctx context.Context, domain string) (*repository.Instance, error) {
+	panic("unimplemented")
+}
+
+// ByID implements repository.InstanceRepository.
+func (b *InstanceBuilder) ByID(ctx context.Context, id string) (*repository.Instance, error) {
+	panic("unimplemented")
+}
+
+// SetUp implements repository.InstanceRepository.
+func (b *InstanceBuilder) SetUp(ctx context.Context, instance *repository.Instance) error {
+	panic("unimplemented")
+}