diff --git a/include/llmr/renderer/fill_bucket.hpp b/include/llmr/renderer/fill_bucket.hpp
index 2d1f61d6a..95d53ce75 100644
--- a/include/llmr/renderer/fill_bucket.hpp
+++ b/include/llmr/renderer/fill_bucket.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
     FillBucket(FillVertexBuffer& vertexBuffer,
                TriangleElementsBuffer& triangleElementsBuffer,
                LineElementsBuffer& lineElementsBuffer,
-               const BucketDescription& bucket_desc);
+               const BucketFillDescription& properties);
     ~FillBucket();
 
     virtual void render(Painter& painter, const std::string& layer_name, const Tile::ID& id);
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     void drawVertices(OutlineShader& shader);
 
 public:
-    const BucketGeometryDescription geom_desc;
+    const BucketFillDescription &properties;
 
 private:
     TESSalloc *allocator;
diff --git a/include/llmr/renderer/icon_bucket.hpp b/include/llmr/renderer/icon_bucket.hpp
index 0878622ec..5d653a15f 100644
--- a/include/llmr/renderer/icon_bucket.hpp
+++ b/include/llmr/renderer/icon_bucket.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class VectorTileFeature;
 class IconBucket : public Bucket {
 public:
     IconBucket(IconVertexBuffer& vertexBuffer,
-                const BucketDescription& bucket_desc);
+                const BucketIconDescription& properties);
 
     virtual void render(Painter& painter, const std::string& layer_name, const Tile::ID& id);
     virtual bool hasData() const;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     void drawIcons(DotShader& shader);
 
 public:
-    const BucketGeometryDescription geometry;
+    const BucketIconDescription &properties;
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/include/llmr/renderer/line_bucket.hpp b/include/llmr/renderer/line_bucket.hpp
index e28c85b7a..d7253ace9 100644
--- a/include/llmr/renderer/line_bucket.hpp
+++ b/include/llmr/renderer/line_bucket.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public:
     LineBucket(LineVertexBuffer& vertexBuffer,
                TriangleElementsBuffer& triangleElementsBuffer,
                PointElementsBuffer& pointElementsBuffer,
-               const BucketDescription& bucket_desc);
+               const BucketLineDescription& properties);
 
     virtual void render(Painter& painter, const std::string& layer_name, const Tile::ID& id);
     virtual bool hasData() const;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
     void drawPoints(LinejoinShader& shader);
 
 public:
-    const BucketGeometryDescription geometry;
+    const BucketLineDescription &properties;
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/include/llmr/renderer/text_bucket.hpp b/include/llmr/renderer/text_bucket.hpp
index 36c50ae7f..566ed459e 100644
--- a/include/llmr/renderer/text_bucket.hpp
+++ b/include/llmr/renderer/text_bucket.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
     TextBucket(
         TextVertexBuffer &vertexBuffer,
         TriangleElementsBuffer &triangleElementsBuffer,
-        const BucketDescription &bucket_desc, Placement &placement);
+        const BucketTextDescription &properties, Placement &placement);
 
     virtual void render(Painter &painter, const std::string &layer_name, const Tile::ID &id);
     virtual bool hasData() const;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
     void drawGlyphs(TextShader &shader);
 
 public:
-    const BucketGeometryDescription &geom_desc;
+    const BucketTextDescription &properties;
 
 private:
     TextVertexBuffer& vertexBuffer;
diff --git a/include/llmr/style/bucket_description.hpp b/include/llmr/style/bucket_description.hpp
index f77ff5170..a2386e436 100644
--- a/include/llmr/style/bucket_description.hpp
+++ b/include/llmr/style/bucket_description.hpp
@@ -82,31 +82,50 @@ inline float verticalAlignmentType(const std::string& alignment) {
     else return 0.5;
 };
 
+class BucketFillDescription {
+public:
+};
 
-class BucketGeometryDescription {
+class BucketLineDescription {
 public:
     CapType cap = CapType::None;
     JoinType join = JoinType::None;
-    std::string font;
-    std::string field;
-    std::string icon;
-    float size = 0.0f;
     float miter_limit = 2.0f;
     float round_limit = 1.0f;
-    TextPathType path = TextPathType::Horizontal;
-    float alignment = 0.5;
-    float vertical_alignment = 0.5;
-    float line_height = 1.2 * 24;
-    float max_width = 15.0f * 24;
-    float letter_spacing = 0;
-    vec2<float> translate {0, 0};
-    float padding = 2.0f;
-    float textMinDistance = 250.0f;
-    float rotate = 0.0f; // what is this?
-    float maxAngleDelta = M_PI;
-    bool alwaysVisible = false;
 };
 
+class BucketIconDescription {
+public:
+    uint16_t size = 16;
+    vec2<float> translate {0, 0};
+    std::string icon;
+};
+
+class BucketTextDescription {
+public:
+    std::string field;
+    TextPathType path = TextPathType::Horizontal;
+    std::string font;
+    float max_size = 16.0f;
+    float max_width = 15.0f * 24;
+    float line_height = 1.2f * 24;
+    float letter_spacing = 0.0f;
+    float alignment = 0.5f;
+    float vertical_alignment = 0.5;
+    vec2<float> translate {0, 0};
+    float max_angle_delta = M_PI;
+    float min_distance = 250.0f;
+    float rotate = 0.0f; // what is this?
+    float padding = 2.0f;
+    bool always_visible = false;
+};
+
+class BucketRasterDescription {
+public:
+};
+
+typedef util::variant<BucketFillDescription, BucketLineDescription, BucketIconDescription,
+                      BucketTextDescription, BucketRasterDescription> BucketRenderDescription;
 
 class BucketDescription {
 public:
@@ -120,7 +139,7 @@ public:
     PropertyFilterExpression filter = std::true_type();
 
     // Specifies how the geometry for this bucket should be created
-    BucketGeometryDescription geometry;
+    BucketRenderDescription render;
 };
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const BucketDescription& bucket);
diff --git a/include/llmr/text/placement.hpp b/include/llmr/text/placement.hpp
index fb3ddaa66..ec7462aa9 100644
--- a/include/llmr/text/placement.hpp
+++ b/include/llmr/text/placement.hpp
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
 namespace llmr {
 
 class TextBucket;
-class BucketGeometryDescription;
+class BucketTextDescription;
 
 class Placement {
 public:
     Placement(int8_t zoom);
 
     void addFeature(TextBucket &bucket, const std::vector<Coordinate> &line,
-                    const BucketGeometryDescription &info,
+                    const BucketTextDescription &info,
                     const GlyphPositions &face,
                     const Shaping &shaping);
 
diff --git a/src/map/tile_parser.cpp b/src/map/tile_parser.cpp
index 21d2bf1bf..1c1268c80 100644
--- a/src/map/tile_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/map/tile_parser.cpp
@@ -166,24 +166,38 @@ void TileParser::addBucketFeatures(Bucket &bucket, const VectorTileLayer &layer,
 
 std::unique_ptr<Bucket> TileParser::createFillBucket(const VectorTileLayer &layer,
                                                      const BucketDescription &bucket_desc) {
+    if (!bucket_desc.render.valid() || !bucket_desc.render.is<BucketFillDescription>()) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
     std::unique_ptr<FillBucket> bucket = std::make_unique<FillBucket>(
-        tile.fillVertexBuffer, tile.triangleElementsBuffer, tile.lineElementsBuffer, bucket_desc);
+        tile.fillVertexBuffer, tile.triangleElementsBuffer, tile.lineElementsBuffer,
+        bucket_desc.render.get<BucketFillDescription>());
     addBucketFeatures(bucket, layer, bucket_desc);
     return obsolete() ? nullptr : std::move(bucket);
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Bucket> TileParser::createLineBucket(const VectorTileLayer &layer,
                                                      const BucketDescription &bucket_desc) {
+    if (!bucket_desc.render.valid() || !bucket_desc.render.is<BucketLineDescription>()) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
     std::unique_ptr<LineBucket> bucket = std::make_unique<LineBucket>(
-        tile.lineVertexBuffer, tile.triangleElementsBuffer, tile.pointElementsBuffer, bucket_desc);
+        tile.lineVertexBuffer, tile.triangleElementsBuffer, tile.pointElementsBuffer,
+        bucket_desc.render.get<BucketLineDescription>());
     addBucketFeatures(bucket, layer, bucket_desc);
     return obsolete() ? nullptr : std::move(bucket);
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Bucket> TileParser::createIconBucket(const VectorTileLayer &layer,
                                                      const BucketDescription &bucket_desc) {
-    std::unique_ptr<IconBucket> bucket =
-        std::make_unique<IconBucket>(tile.iconVertexBuffer, bucket_desc);
+    if (!bucket_desc.render.valid() || !bucket_desc.render.is<BucketIconDescription>()) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<IconBucket> bucket = std::make_unique<IconBucket>(
+        tile.iconVertexBuffer, bucket_desc.render.get<BucketIconDescription>());
     addBucketFeatures(bucket, layer, bucket_desc, *spriteAtlas);
     return obsolete() ? nullptr : std::move(bucket);
 }
@@ -192,8 +206,15 @@ typedef std::pair<uint16_t, uint16_t> GlyphRange;
 
 std::unique_ptr<Bucket> TileParser::createTextBucket(const VectorTileLayer &layer,
                                                      const BucketDescription &bucket_desc) {
+
+    if (!bucket_desc.render.valid() || !bucket_desc.render.is<BucketTextDescription>()) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
+    const BucketTextDescription &properties = bucket_desc.render.get<BucketTextDescription>();
+
     std::unique_ptr<TextBucket> bucket = std::make_unique<TextBucket>(
-        tile.textVertexBuffer, tile.triangleElementsBuffer, bucket_desc, placement);
+        tile.textVertexBuffer, tile.triangleElementsBuffer, properties, placement);
 
     util::utf8_to_utf32 ucs4conv;
 
@@ -210,7 +231,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Bucket> TileParser::createTextBucket(const VectorTileLayer &laye
             VectorTileFeature feature{feature_pbf, layer};
 
             const std::u32string string = ucs4conv.convert(
-                util::replaceTokens(bucket_desc.geometry.field, feature.properties));
+                util::replaceTokens(properties.field, feature.properties));
 
             // Loop through all characters of this text and collect unique codepoints.
             for (uint32_t chr : string) {
@@ -220,23 +241,23 @@ std::unique_ptr<Bucket> TileParser::createTextBucket(const VectorTileLayer &laye
             labels.emplace_back(string, feature.geometry);
         }
 
-        glyphStore->waitForGlyphRanges(bucket_desc.geometry.font, ranges);
+        glyphStore->waitForGlyphRanges(properties.font, ranges);
     }
 
     // Create a copy!
-    const FontStack &fontStack = glyphStore->getFontStack(bucket_desc.geometry.font);
+    const FontStack &fontStack = glyphStore->getFontStack(properties.font);
     GlyphPositions face;
 
     // Shape and place all labels.
     for (const std::pair<std::u32string, pbf> &label : labels) {
 
         // Shape labels.
-        const Shaping shaping = fontStack.getShaping(label.first, bucket_desc.geometry.max_width,
-                bucket_desc.geometry.line_height, bucket_desc.geometry.alignment,
-                bucket_desc.geometry.vertical_alignment, bucket_desc.geometry.letter_spacing);
+        const Shaping shaping = fontStack.getShaping(label.first, properties.max_width,
+                properties.line_height, properties.alignment,
+                properties.vertical_alignment, properties.letter_spacing);
 
         // Place labels.
-        addGlyph(tile.id.to_uint64(), bucket_desc.geometry.font, label.first, fontStack, *glyphAtlas,
+        addGlyph(tile.id.to_uint64(), properties.font, label.first, fontStack, *glyphAtlas,
                  face);
 
         bucket->addFeature(label.second, face, shaping);
diff --git a/src/renderer/fill_bucket.cpp b/src/renderer/fill_bucket.cpp
index 702156659..d7ba048a5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/fill_bucket.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/fill_bucket.cpp
@@ -30,30 +30,26 @@ void FillBucket::free(void *, void *ptr) {
     ::free(ptr);
 }
 
-FillBucket::FillBucket(FillVertexBuffer& vertexBuffer,
-                       TriangleElementsBuffer& triangleElementsBuffer,
-                       LineElementsBuffer& lineElementsBuffer,
-                       const BucketDescription& bucket_desc)
-    : geom_desc(bucket_desc.geometry),
-    allocator(new TESSalloc {
-    &alloc,
-    &realloc,
-    &free,
-    nullptr, // userData
-    64, // meshEdgeBucketSize
-    64, // meshVertexBucketSize
-    32, // meshFaceBucketSize
-    64, // dictNodeBucketSize
-    8, // regionBucketSize
-    128, // extraVertices allocated for the priority queue.
-}),
-tesselator(tessNewTess(allocator)),
-vertexBuffer(vertexBuffer),
-triangleElementsBuffer(triangleElementsBuffer),
-lineElementsBuffer(lineElementsBuffer),
-vertex_start(vertexBuffer.index()),
-triangle_elements_start(triangleElementsBuffer.index()),
-line_elements_start(lineElementsBuffer.index()) {
+FillBucket::FillBucket(FillVertexBuffer &vertexBuffer,
+                       TriangleElementsBuffer &triangleElementsBuffer,
+                       LineElementsBuffer &lineElementsBuffer,
+                       const BucketFillDescription &properties)
+    : properties(properties),
+      allocator(new TESSalloc{&alloc, &realloc, &free, nullptr, // userData
+                              64,                               // meshEdgeBucketSize
+                              64,                               // meshVertexBucketSize
+                              32,                               // meshFaceBucketSize
+                              64,                               // dictNodeBucketSize
+                              8,                                // regionBucketSize
+                              128, // extraVertices allocated for the priority queue.
+      }),
+      tesselator(tessNewTess(allocator)),
+      vertexBuffer(vertexBuffer),
+      triangleElementsBuffer(triangleElementsBuffer),
+      lineElementsBuffer(lineElementsBuffer),
+      vertex_start(vertexBuffer.index()),
+      triangle_elements_start(triangleElementsBuffer.index()),
+      line_elements_start(lineElementsBuffer.index()) {
     assert(tesselator);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/icon_bucket.cpp b/src/renderer/icon_bucket.cpp
index fd43f6951..b6c324d2a 100644
--- a/src/renderer/icon_bucket.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/icon_bucket.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ struct geometry_too_long_exception : std::exception {};
 using namespace llmr;
 
 IconBucket::IconBucket(IconVertexBuffer& vertexBuffer,
-                         const BucketDescription& bucket_desc)
-    : geometry(bucket_desc.geometry),
+                         const BucketIconDescription& properties)
+    : properties(properties),
       vertexBuffer(vertexBuffer),
       vertex_start(vertexBuffer.index()) {
 }
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ IconBucket::IconBucket(IconVertexBuffer& vertexBuffer,
 void IconBucket::addFeature(const VectorTileFeature &feature, SpriteAtlas &sprite_atlas) {
     std::string field;
 
-    if (geometry.field.size()) {
-        field = util::replaceTokens(geometry.field, feature.properties);
+    if (properties.icon.size()) {
+        field = util::replaceTokens(properties.icon, feature.properties);
     }
 
     if (!field.size()) {
         field = "<circle>";
     }
 
-    const Rect<uint16_t> rect = sprite_atlas.getIcon(geometry.size, field);
+    const Rect<uint16_t> rect = sprite_atlas.getIcon(properties.size, field);
     const uint16_t tx = rect.x + rect.w / 2;
     const uint16_t ty = rect.y + rect.h / 2;
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/line_bucket.cpp b/src/renderer/line_bucket.cpp
index 58dde3f50..d6d3dcf77 100644
--- a/src/renderer/line_bucket.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/line_bucket.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ using namespace llmr;
 LineBucket::LineBucket(LineVertexBuffer& vertexBuffer,
                        TriangleElementsBuffer& triangleElementsBuffer,
                        PointElementsBuffer& pointElementsBuffer,
-                       const BucketDescription& bucket_desc)
-    : geometry(bucket_desc.geometry),
+                       const BucketLineDescription& properties)
+    : properties(properties),
       vertexBuffer(vertexBuffer),
       triangleElementsBuffer(triangleElementsBuffer),
       pointElementsBuffer(pointElementsBuffer),
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ struct TriangleElement {
 typedef uint16_t PointElement;
 
 void LineBucket::addGeometry(const std::vector<Coordinate>& vertices) {
-    const JoinType join = geometry.join;
-    const CapType cap = geometry.cap;
-    const float miterLimit = geometry.miter_limit;
     // TODO: use roundLimit
     // const float roundLimit = geometry.round_limit;
 
@@ -80,8 +77,8 @@ void LineBucket::addGeometry(const std::vector<Coordinate>& vertices) {
         return;
     }
 
-    CapType beginCap = cap;
-    CapType endCap = closed ? CapType::Butt : cap;
+    CapType beginCap = properties.cap;
+    CapType endCap = closed ? CapType::Butt : properties.cap;
 
     JoinType currentJoin = JoinType::None;
 
@@ -111,7 +108,7 @@ void LineBucket::addGeometry(const std::vector<Coordinate>& vertices) {
         if (currentVertex) prevVertex = currentVertex;
 
         currentVertex = vertices[i];
-        currentJoin = join;
+        currentJoin = properties.join;
 
         if (prevVertex) distance += util::dist<double>(currentVertex, prevVertex);
 
@@ -164,7 +161,7 @@ void LineBucket::addGeometry(const std::vector<Coordinate>& vertices) {
 
         // Switch to miter joins if the angle is very low.
         if (currentJoin != JoinType::Miter) {
-            if (std::fabs(joinAngularity) < 0.5 && roundness < miterLimit) {
+            if (std::fabs(joinAngularity) < 0.5 && roundness < properties.miter_limit) {
                 currentJoin = JoinType::Miter;
             }
         }
@@ -213,14 +210,14 @@ void LineBucket::addGeometry(const std::vector<Coordinate>& vertices) {
                 // The two normals are almost parallel.
                 joinNormal.x = -nextNormal.y;
                 joinNormal.y = nextNormal.x;
-            } else if (roundness > miterLimit) {
+            } else if (roundness > properties.miter_limit) {
                 // If the miter grows too large, flip the direction to make a
                 // bevel join.
                 joinNormal.x = (prevNormal.x - nextNormal.x) / joinAngularity;
                 joinNormal.y = (prevNormal.y - nextNormal.y) / joinAngularity;
             }
 
-            if (roundness > miterLimit) {
+            if (roundness > properties.miter_limit) {
                 flip = -flip;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/painter_icon.cpp b/src/renderer/painter_icon.cpp
index 8ddf493d0..8c07349b2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/painter_icon.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/painter_icon.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void Painter::renderIcon(IconBucket& bucket, const std::string& layer_name, cons
 
     spriteAtlas.bind(map.getState().isChanging());
 
-    const float iconSize = bucket.geometry.size * map.getState().getPixelRatio();
+    const float iconSize = bucket.properties.size * map.getState().getPixelRatio();
     iconShader->setSize(iconSize);
 #ifndef GL_ES_VERSION_2_0
     glPointSize(iconSize);
diff --git a/src/renderer/painter_text.cpp b/src/renderer/painter_text.cpp
index 5307a12ac..baebe2669 100644
--- a/src/renderer/painter_text.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/painter_text.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void Painter::renderText(TextBucket& bucket, const std::string& layer_name, cons
 
     mat4 exMatrix;
     matrix::copy(exMatrix, projMatrix);
-    if (bucket.geom_desc.path == TextPathType::Curve) {
+    if (bucket.properties.path == TextPathType::Curve) {
         matrix::rotate_z(exMatrix, exMatrix, map.getState().getAngle());
     }
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void Painter::renderText(TextBucket& bucket, const std::string& layer_name, cons
     }
 
     // If layerStyle.size > bucket.info.fontSize then labels may collide
-    float fontSize = std::fmin(properties.size, bucket.geom_desc.size);
+    float fontSize = std::fmin(properties.size, bucket.properties.max_size);
     matrix::scale(exMatrix, exMatrix, fontSize / 24.0f, fontSize / 24.0f, 1.0f);
 
     const mat4 &vtxMatrix = translatedMatrix(properties.translate, id, properties.translateAnchor);
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ void Painter::renderText(TextBucket& bucket, const std::string& layer_name, cons
     float angle = std::round((map.getState().getAngle() + rotate) / M_PI * 128);
 
     // adjust min/max zooms for variable font sies
-    float zoomAdjust = log(fontSize / bucket.geom_desc.size) / log(2);
+    float zoomAdjust = log(fontSize / bucket.properties.max_size) / log(2);
 
     textShader->setAngle((int32_t)(angle + 256) % 256);
-    textShader->setFlip(bucket.geom_desc.path == TextPathType::Curve ? 1 : 0);
+    textShader->setFlip(bucket.properties.path == TextPathType::Curve ? 1 : 0);
     textShader->setZoom((map.getState().getNormalizedZoom() - zoomAdjust) * 10); // current zoom level
 
     // Label fading
diff --git a/src/renderer/text_bucket.cpp b/src/renderer/text_bucket.cpp
index da6de3817..bd18f0576 100644
--- a/src/renderer/text_bucket.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/text_bucket.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ using namespace llmr;
 TextBucket::TextBucket(
     TextVertexBuffer &vertexBuffer,
     TriangleElementsBuffer &triangleElementsBuffer,
-    const BucketDescription &bucket_desc, Placement &placement)
-    : geom_desc(bucket_desc.geometry),
+    const BucketTextDescription &properties, Placement &placement)
+    : properties(properties),
       vertexBuffer(vertexBuffer),
       triangleElementsBuffer(triangleElementsBuffer),
       placement(placement),
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ void TextBucket::addFeature(const pbf &geom_pbf,
     while ((cmd = geometry.next(x, y)) != Geometry::end) {
         if (cmd == Geometry::move_to) {
             if (!line.empty()) {
-                placement.addFeature(*this, line, geom_desc, face, shaping);
+                placement.addFeature(*this, line, properties, face, shaping);
                 line.clear();
             }
         }
         line.emplace_back(x, y);
     }
     if (line.size()) {
-        placement.addFeature(*this, line, geom_desc, face, shaping);
+        placement.addFeature(*this, line, properties, face, shaping);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/style/bucket_description.cpp b/src/style/bucket_description.cpp
index b154c3a17..24d086f64 100644
--- a/src/style/bucket_description.cpp
+++ b/src/style/bucket_description.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ std::ostream& llmr::operator<<(std::ostream& os, const BucketDescription& bucket
     os << "  - type: " << (uint32_t)bucket.type << std::endl;
     os << "  - source_name: " << bucket.source_name << std::endl;
     os << "  - source_layer: " << bucket.source_layer << std::endl;
-    os << "  - cap: " << (uint32_t)bucket.geometry.cap << std::endl;
-    os << "  - join: " << (uint32_t)bucket.geometry.join << std::endl;
-    os << "  - font: " << bucket.geometry.font << std::endl;
-    os << "  - size: " << bucket.geometry.size << std::endl;
     return os;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/style/style_parser.cpp b/src/style/style_parser.cpp
index b686c0ec5..edce8d2b6 100644
--- a/src/style/style_parser.cpp
+++ b/src/style/style_parser.cpp
@@ -73,134 +73,40 @@ PropertyFilterExpression StyleParser::parseFilterOrExpression(JSVal value) {
 BucketDescription StyleParser::parseBucket(JSVal value) {
     BucketDescription bucket;
 
-    rapidjson::Value::ConstMemberIterator itr = value.MemberBegin();
-    for (; itr != value.MemberEnd(); ++itr) {
-        const std::string name(itr->name.GetString(), itr->name.GetStringLength());
-        JSVal value = itr->value;
-
-        if (name == "type") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.type = bucketType({ value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() });
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("bucket type must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "feature_type") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.feature_type = bucketType({ value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() });
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("feature type must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "source") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.source_name = { value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() };
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("source name must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "layer") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.source_layer = { value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() };
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("layer name must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "cap") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.geometry.cap = capType({ value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() });
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("cap type must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "join") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.geometry.join = joinType({ value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() });
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("join type must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "font") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.geometry.font = { value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() };
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("font stack must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "fontSize" || name == "size") {
-            if (value.IsNumber()) {
-                bucket.geometry.size = value.GetDouble();
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("font size must be a number");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "text_field" || name == "icon") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.geometry.field = { value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() };
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("text field must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "path") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.geometry.path = textPathType({ value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() });
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("curve must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "alignment") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.geometry.alignment = alignmentType({ value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() });
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("alignment must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "translate") {
-            if (value.IsArray()) {
-                bucket.geometry.translate.x = value[(rapidjson::SizeType)0].GetDouble() * 24;
-                bucket.geometry.translate.y = value[(rapidjson::SizeType)1].GetDouble() * -24;
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("translate must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "verticalAlignment") {
-            if (value.IsString()) {
-                bucket.geometry.vertical_alignment = verticalAlignmentType({ value.GetString(), value.GetStringLength() });
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("verticalAlignment must be a string");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "lineHeight") {
-            if (value.IsNumber()) {
-                bucket.geometry.line_height = value.GetDouble() * 24;
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("line height must be a number");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "maxWidth") {
-            if (value.IsNumber()) {
-                bucket.geometry.max_width = value.GetDouble() * 24;
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("max width must be a number");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "letterSpacing") {
-            if (value.IsNumber()) {
-                bucket.geometry.letter_spacing = value.GetDouble() * 24;
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("letter spacing must be a number");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "miterLimit") {
-            if (value.IsNumber()) {
-                bucket.geometry.miter_limit = value.GetDouble();
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("miter limit must be a number");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "roundLimit") {
-            if (value.IsNumber()) {
-                bucket.geometry.round_limit = value.GetDouble();
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("round limit must be a number");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "textMinDistance") {
-            if (value.IsNumber()) {
-                bucket.geometry.textMinDistance = value.GetDouble();
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("text min distance must be a number");
-            }
-        } else if (name == "maxAngleDelta") {
-            if (value.IsNumber()) {
-                bucket.geometry.maxAngleDelta = value.GetDouble();
-            } else {
-                throw Style::exception("max angle delta must be a number");
-            }
+    if (value.HasMember("type")) {
+        JSVal type = value["type"];
+        if (type.IsString()) {
+            bucket.type = bucketType({ type.GetString(), type.GetStringLength() });
+        } else {
+            throw Style::exception("bucket type must be a string");
         }
+    }
 
+    if (value.HasMember("feature_type")) {
+        JSVal feature_type = value["feature_type"];
+        if (feature_type.IsString()) {
+            bucket.feature_type = bucketType({ feature_type.GetString(), feature_type.GetStringLength() });
+        } else {
+            throw Style::exception("feature type must be a string");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (value.HasMember("source")) {
+        JSVal source = value["source"];
+        if (source.IsString()) {
+            bucket.source_name = { source.GetString(), source.GetStringLength() };
+        } else {
+            throw Style::exception("source name must be a string");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (value.HasMember("layer")) {
+        JSVal source_layer = value["layer"];
+        if (source_layer.IsString()) {
+            bucket.source_layer = { source_layer.GetString(), source_layer.GetStringLength() };
+        } else {
+            throw Style::exception("layer name must be a string");
+        }
     }
 
     if (value.HasMember("filter")) {
@@ -214,6 +120,206 @@ BucketDescription StyleParser::parseBucket(JSVal value) {
         bucket.feature_type = bucket.type;
     }
 
+    switch (bucket.type) {
+    case BucketType::Fill: {
+        bucket.render = BucketFillDescription{};
+    } break;
+
+    case BucketType::Line: {
+        bucket.render = BucketLineDescription{};
+        BucketLineDescription &render = bucket.render.get<BucketLineDescription>();
+
+        if (value.HasMember("cap")) {
+            JSVal property = value["cap"];
+            if (property.IsString()) {
+                render.cap = capType({property.GetString(), property.GetStringLength()});
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("cap type must be a string");
+            }
+        }
+        if (value.HasMember("join")) {
+            JSVal property = value["join"];
+            if (property.IsString()) {
+                render.join = joinType({property.GetString(), property.GetStringLength()});
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("join type must be a string");
+            }
+        }
+        if (value.HasMember("miterLimit")) {
+            JSVal property = value["miterLimit"];
+            if (property.IsNumber()) {
+                render.miter_limit = property.GetDouble();
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("miter limit must be a number");
+            }
+        }
+        if (value.HasMember("roundLimit")) {
+            JSVal property = value["roundLimit"];
+            if (property.IsNumber()) {
+                render.round_limit = property.GetDouble();
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("round limit must be a number");
+            }
+        }
+    } break;
+
+    case BucketType::Icon: {
+        bucket.render = BucketIconDescription{};
+        BucketIconDescription &render = bucket.render.get<BucketIconDescription>();
+
+        if (value.HasMember("size")) {
+            JSVal property = value["size"];
+            if (property.IsNumber()) {
+                render.size = property.GetDouble();
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("font size must be a number");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("icon")) {
+            JSVal property = value["icon"];
+            if (property.IsString()) {
+                render.icon = {property.GetString(), property.GetStringLength()};
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("text field must be a string");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("translate")) {
+            JSVal property = value["translate"];
+            if (property.IsArray()) {
+                render.translate.x = property[(rapidjson::SizeType)0].GetDouble() * 24;
+                render.translate.y = property[(rapidjson::SizeType)1].GetDouble() * -24;
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("translate must be a string");
+            }
+        }
+    } break;
+
+    case BucketType::Text: {
+        bucket.render = BucketTextDescription{};
+        BucketTextDescription &render = bucket.render.get<BucketTextDescription>();
+
+        if (value.HasMember("text_field")) {
+            JSVal property = value["text_field"];
+            if (property.IsString()) {
+                render.field = {property.GetString(), property.GetStringLength()};
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("text field must be a string");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("path")) {
+            JSVal property = value["path"];
+            if (property.IsString()) {
+                render.path = textPathType({property.GetString(), property.GetStringLength()});
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("curve must be a string");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("font")) {
+            JSVal property = value["font"];
+            if (property.IsString()) {
+                render.font = {property.GetString(), property.GetStringLength()};
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("font stack must be a string");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("fontSize")) {
+            JSVal property = value["fontSize"];
+            if (property.IsNumber()) {
+                render.max_size = property.GetDouble();
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("font size must be a number");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("maxWidth")) {
+            JSVal property = value["maxWidth"];
+            if (property.IsNumber()) {
+                render.max_width = property.GetDouble() * 24;
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("max width must be a number");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("lineHeight")) {
+            JSVal property = value["lineHeight"];
+            if (property.IsNumber()) {
+                render.line_height = property.GetDouble() * 24;
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("line height must be a number");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("letterSpacing")) {
+            JSVal property = value["letterSpacing"];
+            if (property.IsNumber()) {
+                render.letter_spacing = property.GetDouble() * 24;
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("letter spacing must be a number");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("alignment")) {
+            JSVal property = value["alignment"];
+            if (property.IsString()) {
+                render.alignment =
+                    alignmentType({property.GetString(), property.GetStringLength()});
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("alignment must be a string");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("verticalAlignment")) {
+            JSVal property = value["verticalAlignment"];
+            if (property.IsString()) {
+                render.vertical_alignment =
+                    verticalAlignmentType({property.GetString(), property.GetStringLength()});
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("verticalAlignment must be a string");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("translate")) {
+            JSVal property = value["translate"];
+            if (property.IsArray()) {
+                render.translate.x = property[(rapidjson::SizeType)0].GetDouble() * 24;
+                render.translate.y = property[(rapidjson::SizeType)1].GetDouble() * -24;
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("translate must be a string");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("maxAngleDelta")) {
+            JSVal property = value["maxAngleDelta"];
+            if (property.IsNumber()) {
+                render.max_angle_delta = property.GetDouble();
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("max angle delta must be a number");
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (value.HasMember("textMinDistance")) {
+            JSVal property = value["textMinDistance"];
+            if (property.IsNumber()) {
+                render.min_distance = property.GetDouble();
+            } else {
+                throw Style::exception("text min distance must be a number");
+            }
+        }
+    } break;
+
+    case BucketType::Raster: {
+        bucket.render = BucketRasterDescription{};
+    } break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+
     return bucket;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/text/placement.cpp b/src/text/placement.cpp
index b15e32496..112f1d79c 100644
--- a/src/text/placement.cpp
+++ b/src/text/placement.cpp
@@ -244,19 +244,11 @@ void getGlyphs(PlacedGlyphs &glyphs, GlyphBoxes &boxes,
     }
 }
 
-void Placement::addFeature(TextBucket& bucket,
-                           const std::vector<Coordinate> &line,
-                           const BucketGeometryDescription &info,
-                           const GlyphPositions &face,
+void Placement::addFeature(TextBucket &bucket, const std::vector<Coordinate> &line,
+                           const BucketTextDescription &info, const GlyphPositions &face,
                            const Shaping &shaping) {
-
     const bool horizontal = info.path == TextPathType::Horizontal;
-    const float padding = info.padding;
-    const float maxAngleDelta = info.maxAngleDelta;
-    const float textMinDistance = info.textMinDistance;
-    const float rotate = info.rotate;
-    const float fontScale =
-        (tileExtent / util::tileSize) / (glyphSize / info.size);
+    const float fontScale = (tileExtent / util::tileSize) / (glyphSize / info.max_size);
 
     Anchors anchors;
 
@@ -268,7 +260,7 @@ void Placement::addFeature(TextBucket& bucket,
 
     } else {
         // Line labels
-        anchors = interpolate(line, textMinDistance, minScale);
+        anchors = interpolate(line, info.min_distance, minScale);
 
         // Sort anchors by segment so that we can start placement with
         // the anchors that can be shown at the lowest zoom levels.
@@ -279,11 +271,10 @@ void Placement::addFeature(TextBucket& bucket,
         PlacedGlyphs glyphs;
         GlyphBoxes boxes;
 
-        getGlyphs(glyphs, boxes, anchor, info.translate, shaping, face, fontScale, horizontal,
-                      line, maxAngleDelta, rotate);
-        PlacementProperty place =
-            collision.place(boxes, anchor, anchor.scale, maxPlacementScale,
-                            padding, horizontal, info.alwaysVisible);
+        getGlyphs(glyphs, boxes, anchor, info.translate, shaping, face, fontScale, horizontal, line,
+                  info.max_angle_delta, info.rotate);
+        PlacementProperty place = collision.place(boxes, anchor, anchor.scale, maxPlacementScale,
+                                                  info.padding, horizontal, info.always_visible);
         if (place) {
             bucket.addGlyphs(glyphs, place.zoom, place.rotationRange, zoom - zOffset);
         }