1. A method for accessing a unit of data stored within a unified memory associated with a hierarchical computation system, the method comprising: determining a hierarchy level for the unit of data within the hierarchical computation system; generating a partial hierarchical address for the unit of data based on the hierarchical level and a node identifier associated with the unit of data; appending a first hierarchical level identifier and an offset to the partial hierarchical address to generate a hierarchical address for the unit of data; and requesting access to the unit of data based on the hierarchical address.