diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index d2c1412..0014582 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ elseif (WIN32)
         ${kde_SRCS}
         win32_kde.cpp
         glad.c
-        glad.h)
+        glad.h
+        Win32AssetManager.cpp
+        Win32AssetManager.h)
     target_link_libraries(kde glfw)
     target_include_directories(kde PRIVATE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../glfw/include)
 endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/Texture.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/Texture.cpp
index e9e2001..c481d25 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/Texture.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/Texture.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "Texture.h"
 
-Texture::Texture(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, const void *data)
-    : m_texture(0)
+Texture::Texture(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, const void* data) : m_texture(0)
 {
     glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 1);
     glGenTextures(1, &m_texture);
@@ -25,8 +24,7 @@ Texture::Texture(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, const void *data)
     height_px = height;
 }
 
-Texture::Texture(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, const void* data, GLint format)
-    : m_texture(0)
+Texture::Texture(unsigned int width, unsigned int height, const void* data, GLint format) : m_texture(0)
 {
     glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 1);
     glGenTextures(1, &m_texture);
@@ -60,13 +58,12 @@ void Texture::bind() const
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, m_texture);
 }
 
-void Texture::getTextureSize(
-        unsigned int* w,
-        unsigned int* h){
-    if (w != NULL){
+void Texture::getTextureSize(unsigned int* w, unsigned int* h)
+{
+    if (w != nullptr) {
         *w = width_px;
     }
-    if (h != NULL){
+    if (h != nullptr) {
         *h = height_px;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/Win32AssetManager.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/Win32AssetManager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a06715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/Win32AssetManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#include "Win32AssetManager.h"
+
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+void Win32AssetManager::create(const char* asset_root_dir)
+{
+    static Win32AssetManager mgr;
+    mgr.m_asset_root = asset_root_dir;
+    AssetManager::ptr = &mgr;
+}
+
+bool Win32AssetManager::loadFile(const char* path, FileBuffer* p_file_buffer)
+{
+    // TODO(Kevin): We could totally optimize this via a custom allocator
+    char _cp[MAX_PATH];
+    strncpy(_cp, m_asset_root, MAX_PATH);
+    strncat(_cp, "\\", MAX_PATH);
+    strncat(_cp, path, MAX_PATH);
+
+    WIN32_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DATA attribs;
+    if (!GetFileAttributesExA(_cp, GetFileExInfoStandard, &attribs)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    size_t size = static_cast<size_t>(attribs.nFileSizeHigh) << 32 | attribs.nFileSizeLow;
+    void* data = VirtualAlloc(nullptr, size, MEM_COMMIT | MEM_RESERVE, PAGE_READWRITE);
+    p_file_buffer->data = data;
+    p_file_buffer->size = size;
+    p_file_buffer->internal = nullptr;
+
+    HANDLE file =
+        CreateFileA(_cp, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ, nullptr, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, nullptr);
+    if (!file) {
+        VirtualFree(data, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
+        return false;
+    }
+    char* dst = reinterpret_cast<char*>(data);
+    while (size >= UINT32_MAX) {
+        DWORD bytes_read = 0;
+        if (!ReadFile(file, dst, UINT32_MAX, &bytes_read, nullptr)) {
+            // Error occured
+            CloseHandle(file);
+            VirtualFree(data, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
+            return false;
+        }
+        size -= bytes_read;
+        dst += bytes_read;
+    }
+    if (size > 0) {
+        DWORD bytes_read = 0;
+        if (!ReadFile(file, dst, size, &bytes_read, nullptr)) {
+            // Error occured
+            CloseHandle(file);
+            VirtualFree(data, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    CloseHandle(file);
+    return true;
+}
+
+void Win32AssetManager::releaseFileBuffer(FileBuffer& fb)
+{
+    void* data = const_cast<void*>(fb.data);
+    VirtualFree(data, 0, MEM_RELEASE);
+    fb.data = nullptr;
+    fb.size = 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/Win32AssetManager.h b/app/src/main/cpp/Win32AssetManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9b62df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/Win32AssetManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef KRIMI_DINNER_ENGINE_WIN32_ASSET_MANAGER_H
+#define KRIMI_DINNER_ENGINE_WIN32_ASSET_MANAGER_H
+
+#include "AssetManager.h"
+
+class Win32AssetManager : public AssetManager
+{
+public:
+    /// @brief Create the singleton instance
+    ///
+    /// Sets @ref AssetManager::ptr to the singleton instance
+    /// @param asset_root_dir Directory where asset files are located
+    static void create(const char* asset_root_dir);
+
+    bool loadFile(const char* path, FileBuffer* p_file_buffer) override;
+
+    void releaseFileBuffer(FileBuffer& fb) override;
+
+private:
+    const char* m_asset_root;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/win32_kde.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/win32_kde.cpp
index 4813837..475e2d0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/win32_kde.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/win32_kde.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "glad.h"
 
 #include "Renderer.h"
+#include "Win32AssetManager.h"
 
 #undef APIENTRY
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
@@ -38,13 +39,24 @@ int main()
         return 1;
     }
 
+    const char* asset_dir = "app\\src\\main\\assets";
+    Win32AssetManager::create(asset_dir);
+
     Renderer::create();
 
     glfwSwapInterval(1);
     while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window)) {
         glfwPollEvents();
 
-        Renderer::ptr->addRect(100, 100, 500, 500, 0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 1.0f);
+        Renderer::ptr->addRect(100,
+                               100,
+                               500,
+                               500,
+                               0.3,
+                               0.3,
+                               0.3,
+                               1.0f,
+                               StringRepository::global->internString("smiley_PNG42.png"));
 
         int w, h;
         glfwGetFramebufferSize(window, &w, &h);