The orderly plan of this Colonial-style house served as the basis for our renovation and addition. We were struck by both the generosity and idiosyncrasies of the openings in the existing brick façade, and sought to preserve these qualities as we altered the space. The project opens up the plan while retaining its tripartite nature, improves the circulation of the kitchen, adds a new half bath and extends the rear of the house to form a new mudroom with storage. Existing openings are widened and reconfigured to become transitions as spaces flow past each other, and new openings are created to serve as pass-throughs, connecting and interlocking past and present.