A busy family with multiple active boys charged the U+B team with a creative activation and organization of the underutilized space in this beautiful adorned older home in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis. The new kitchen directly engages the existing dining room and den through a thickened wall of wood storage, stained to match the original woodwork and coffered ceilings of the home. A new mudroom, deemed essential by this bustling family, home office and a powder room have been woven into the existing plan of the house while breathing critical functionality into the home.