diff --git a/src/bindings/C++/H5Fed.cc b/src/bindings/C++/H5Fed.cc
index dcf9a45..76c5b2e 100644
--- a/src/bindings/C++/H5Fed.cc
+++ b/src/bindings/C++/H5Fed.cc
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 //}
 
 
+
 /** activate namespaces */
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -140,12 +141,53 @@ H5FED_RETURN_CODE H5Fed::closeFile()
 	return(OKCODE);
 }
 
+
+
+
+/******	STORE routines*****************************************************/
+
+/*!
+  \ingroup h5fed_c_api
+
+  Stores the the coordinates of a specific vertex at level \c level
+  with id \c vertex_id of the tetrahedral mesh.
+
+  \return value \c >=0 on success
+  \return \c -1 on error
+*/		
+H5FED_RETURN_CODE H5Fed::storeVertexCoordinate(
+		unsigned int level,				/*!< mesh level			*/
+		unsigned int vertex_id,		/*!< global vertex id		*/
+		std::vector<double>	/*!< 3-tuple of coordinates	*/
+)
+{
+	;
 }
 
 
 
 
+/*!
+  \ingroup h5fed_c_api
+
+  Stores the 4-tuple, that contains the specific indices describing
+  a tetrahedron with id \c tet_id at level \c level of the tetrahedral
+  mesh.
+
+  \return value \c >=0 on success
+  \return \c -1 on error
+*/
+H5FED_RETURN_CODE H5Fed::H5FedStoreTetrahedron (
+	const unsigned int level,							/*!< mesh level			*/
+	const unsigned int tet_id,						/*!< global tetrahedron id	*/
+	const unsigned int parent_id,					/*!< parent id if level \c >0 else \x -1 */
+	const  std::vector<unsigned int> tet		/*!< 4-tuple with vertex id's	*/
+	)
+{
+	return(OKCODE);
+}
 
 
 
+}
 
diff --git a/src/bindings/C++/H5Fed.hh b/src/bindings/C++/H5Fed.hh
index 1f09730..c4ca838 100644
--- a/src/bindings/C++/H5Fed.hh
+++ b/src/bindings/C++/H5Fed.hh
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <complex>
 
+/** include fundamental HDF5 header files */
+#include <hdf5.h>
+
 
 #ifndef H5FED_HH
 #define H5FED_HH
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@
 namespace H5Fed
 {
 	/** \brief Define return codes */
-	enum H5FED_RETURN_CODE{OKCODE,ERROR};
+	enum H5FED_RETURN_CODE{OKCODE=0,ERROR=-1};
 
 
 
@@ -72,7 +75,78 @@ namespace H5Fed
 		
 		/******	INQUIRY routines *****************************************************/	
 		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		/******	STORE routines*****************************************************/
+		
+		/*!
+		  \ingroup h5fed_c_api
 
+		  Stores the the coordinates of a specific vertex at level \c level
+		  with id \c vertex_id of the tetrahedral mesh.
+
+		  \return value \c >=0 on success
+		  \return \c -1 on error
+		*/		
+		H5FED_RETURN_CODE storeVertexCoordinate(
+				unsigned int level,				/*!< mesh level			*/
+				unsigned int vertex_id,		/*!< global vertex id		*/
+				std::vector<double>	/*!< 3-tuple of coordinates	*/
+		);
+
+		
+		
+		
+		/*!
+		  \ingroup h5fed_c_api
+
+		  Stores the 4-tuple, that contains the specific indices describing
+		  a tetrahedron with id \c tet_id at level \c level of the tetrahedral
+		  mesh.
+
+		  \return value \c >=0 on success
+		  \return \c -1 on error
+		*/
+		H5FED_RETURN_CODE H5FedStoreTetrahedron (
+			const unsigned int level,							/*!< mesh level			*/
+			const unsigned int tet_id,						/*!< global tetrahedron id	*/
+			const unsigned int parent_id,					/*!< parent id if level \c >0 else \x -1 */
+			const std::vector<unsigned int> tet		/*!< 4-tuple with vertex id's	*/
+			);
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		/******	UPWARD ADJACENCY routines *********************************************/
+		
+
+		
+		
+		/******	DOWNWARD ADJACENCY routines *********************************************/
+		
+
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		/******	routines for accessing degrees of freedom DoF *************************/
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
 	protected: