diff --git a/steps/binding-solution/src/app/_static/people.ts b/steps/binding-solution/src/app/_static/people.ts
index f99fbe6a..908e83ae 100755
--- a/steps/binding-solution/src/app/_static/people.ts
+++ b/steps/binding-solution/src/app/_static/people.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-export const PEOPLE = [
+import { People } from '../people.model';
+
+export const PEOPLE: People[] = [
   {
     id: '5763cd4d9d2a4f259b53c901',
     photo: 'https://randomuser.me/portraits/women/59.jpg',
diff --git a/steps/binding-solution/src/app/home/home.component.ts b/steps/binding-solution/src/app/home/home.component.ts
index 456f0272..4f84012f 100755
--- a/steps/binding-solution/src/app/home/home.component.ts
+++ b/steps/binding-solution/src/app/home/home.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { PEOPLE } from '../_static/people';
+import { People } from '../../../../binding/src/app/people.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'sfeir-home',
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ import { PEOPLE } from '../_static/people';
   styleUrls: ['home.component.css']
 })
 export class HomeComponent implements OnInit {
-  private person: any;
+  person: People;
 
   constructor() {
     this.person = PEOPLE[0];
diff --git a/steps/binding-solution/src/app/people.model.ts b/steps/binding-solution/src/app/people.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca6fd797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steps/binding-solution/src/app/people.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+interface foo {
+  bar: number;
+}
+
+export class People implements foo {
+  id: string;
+  photo: string;
+  firstname: string;
+  lastname: string;
+  entity: string;
+  entryDate: string;
+  birthDate: string;
+  gender: string;
+  email: string;
+  skills: string[];
+  geo: {
+    lat: number;
+    lng: number;
+  };
+  phone: string;
+  address: {
+    street: string;
+    postalCode: number;
+    city: string;
+  };
+  links: {
+    twitter: string;
+    slack: string;
+    github: string;
+    linkedin: string;
+  };
+  isManager: boolean;
+  manager: string;
+  managerId: string;
+}
diff --git a/steps/binding/src/app/_static/people.ts b/steps/binding/src/app/_static/people.ts
index f99fbe6a..908e83ae 100644
--- a/steps/binding/src/app/_static/people.ts
+++ b/steps/binding/src/app/_static/people.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-export const PEOPLE = [
+import { People } from '../people.model';
+
+export const PEOPLE: People[] = [
   {
     id: '5763cd4d9d2a4f259b53c901',
     photo: 'https://randomuser.me/portraits/women/59.jpg',
diff --git a/steps/binding/src/app/home/home.component.ts b/steps/binding/src/app/home/home.component.ts
index 987e3e58..38bedf15 100644
--- a/steps/binding/src/app/home/home.component.ts
+++ b/steps/binding/src/app/home/home.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { People } from '../people.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'sfeir-home',
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 })
 export class HomeComponent implements OnInit {
   name: string;
+  people: People;
 
   constructor() {
     this.name = 'Angular';
diff --git a/steps/binding/src/app/people.model.ts b/steps/binding/src/app/people.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f24582b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steps/binding/src/app/people.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+export interface People {
+  id: string;
+  photo: string;
+  firstname: string;
+  lastname: string;
+  entity: string;
+  entryDate: string;
+  birthDate: string;
+  gender: string;
+  email: string;
+  skills: string[];
+  geo: {
+    lat: number;
+    lng: number;
+  };
+  phone: string;
+  address: {
+    street: string;
+    postalCode: number;
+    city: string;
+  };
+  links: {
+    twitter: string;
+    slack: string;
+    github: string;
+    linkedin: string;
+  };
+  isManager: boolean;
+  manager: string;
+  managerId: string;
+}