The Seam_

The Seam brings a new pitched volume to the rear of a stone house in Huddersfield. More space was needed, but the opportunity was architectural — to give the garden elevation a new focal point. The form remains familiar. The expression changes completely.

With no major site constraints, the design could be clean and decisive. A householder application through Kirklees Council was required because of the material change, but the architecture remained deliberately simple. One pitched form. Strong geometry. Few materials.

Black standing-seam zinc folds from wall to roof, wrapping the extension as a single continuous skin. The vertical seams sharpen the elevations before climbing across the pitch. At the gable, the roof pushes forward to create a deep canopy, its underside lined entirely in cedar. Beneath it, full-height glazing opens the room directly towards the garden.

Black zinc gives depth. Cedar brings warmth. Stone anchors the new volume back to the house and garden. The deep timber reveal frames the glazed gable like a threshold, throwing shadow across the elevation as the light changes. Crisp seams, deep reveals and a simple pitched silhouette give The Seam its character — dark, precise and deliberately different from the stone behind it.