/* =========================================================================
       1. CORE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SYSTEM & VARIABLES
       ========================================================================= */
    :root {
      --bg-primary: #A03A13;      /* Dark Terracotta Luxury */
      --bg-secondary: #9A3F3F;    /* Complementary Terracotta/Crimson Muted Tone */
      --text-white: #FFFFFF;
      --font-luxury: 'Product Sans', 'Google Sans', sans-serif;
      --transition-pure: all 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
      --transition-menu: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1);
      --spacing-editorial: 160px;
    }

    * {
      box-sizing: border-box;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    html {
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
      background-color: var(--bg-primary);
    }

    body {
      background-color: var(--bg-primary);
      color: var(--text-white);
      font-family: var(--font-luxury);
      font-weight: 300;
      line-height: 1.75;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    }

    /* Core Architectural Typography */
    h1, h2, h3, h4, .editorial-heading {
      font-weight: 300;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
      line-height: 1.15;
    }

    p, .editorial-paragraph {
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.01em;
      opacity: 0.85;
    }

    section {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      padding: var(--spacing-editorial) 8%;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    /* System Interaction View Engine (SPA Layering) */
    .studio-canvas-view {
      display: none;
      width: 100%;
    }
    .studio-canvas-view.active-spread {
      display: block;
    }

    /* Scroll Trigger Target Infrastructure */
    .scroll-reveal {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(40px);
      transition: opacity 1s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    }
    .scroll-reveal.revealed {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       2. REFINED HEADER & FULLSCREEN SLIDE MENU NAVIGATION
       ========================================================================= */
    .studio-header {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 140px;
      padding: 40px 8%;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      z-index: 1000;
      background: transparent;
      transition: var(--transition-pure);
    }

.brand-logo {
  cursor: pointer;
  user-select: none;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.brand-logo img {
  height: 280px; /* adjust as needed */
  width: auto;

  display: block;
  object-fit: contain;
}
    .menu-trigger-btn {
      background: none;
      border: none;
      color: var(--text-white);
      font-family: var(--font-luxury);
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      cursor: pointer;
      padding: 10px 0;
      position: relative;
    }

    /* Fullscreen Overlay Menu Architecture */
    .menu-slide-panel {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      right: 0;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 500px;
      height: 100vh;
      background-color: var(--bg-secondary);
      z-index: 2000;
      padding: 120px 12% 80px 12%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
      transform: translateX(100%);
      transition: var(--transition-menu);
      box-shadow: -20px 0 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    }
    .menu-slide-panel.is-open {
      transform: translateX(0);
    }

    .menu-close-btn {
      position: absolute;
      top: 45px;
      right: 8%;
      background: none;
      border: none;
      color: var(--text-white);
      font-family: var(--font-luxury);
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      cursor: pointer;
      opacity: 0.7;
      transition: var(--transition-pure);
    }
    .menu-close-btn:hover {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: rotate(90deg);
    }

    .menu-links-list {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 35px;
      list-style: none;
      margin-top: 40px;
    }

    .menu-nav-link {
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      color: var(--text-white);
      text-decoration: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      display: inline-block;
      transition: var(--transition-pure);
      position: relative;
    }

    .menu-nav-link::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -5px;
      left: 0;
      width: 0;
      height: 1px;
      background-color: var(--text-white);
      transition: width 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    }

    .menu-nav-link:hover {
      transform: translateX(15px);
    }

    .menu-nav-link:hover::after {
      width: 100%;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       3. HERO TIMELLES EMPTY LUXURY CANVAS
       ========================================================================= */
    .hero-luxury-canvas {
      height: 100vh;
      background-color: var(--bg-primary);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 0 15%;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .hero-studio-label {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.3em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      opacity: 0.7;
      animation: luxuryFadeIn 1.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1) forwards;
    }

    .hero-editorial-statement {
      font-size: 2.5rem;
      line-height: 1.45;
      font-weight: 300;
      max-width: 1100px;
      animation: luxuryFadeIn 2.2s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1) forwards;
    }

    @keyframes luxuryFadeIn {
      from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); }
      to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       4. SECTION 2: FEATURED COLLECTIONS MASONRY ENGINE
       ========================================================================= */
    .masonry-matrix-container {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 30px;
      width: 100%;
      margin-bottom: 120px;
    }

    .masonry-image-card {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    }

    /* Height variants specifying structural layout */
    .masonry-image-card.card-tall { height: 620px; }
    .masonry-image-card.card-short { height: 440px; margin-top: 90px; }

    .masonry-image-card img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    }

    .masonry-image-card:hover img {
      transform: scale(1.06);
    }

    .masonry-image-card::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
      background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
      opacity: 0;
      transition: var(--transition-pure);
    }
    .masonry-image-card:hover::after {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    .split-philosophy-row {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 60px;
      margin-top: 60px;
    }

    .split-philosophy-left {
      flex: 1;
      font-size: 3.5rem;
      line-height: 1.1;
    }

    .split-philosophy-right {
      flex: 1.2;
      font-size: 1.35rem;
      line-height: 1.7;
      opacity: 0.8;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       5. SECTION 3: IMMERSIVE SCROLL-TRIGGERED VISUAL STORY
       ========================================================================= */
    .immersive-story-split {
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 8%;
      width: 100%;
      margin-bottom: 100px;
    }

    .immersive-pane-left {
      width: 40%;
      height: 500px;
      overflow: hidden;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: scale(0.9) translateY(40px);
      transition: opacity 1.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), transform 1.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    }

    .immersive-pane-right {
      width: 60%;
      height: 750px;
      overflow: hidden;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: scale(0.9) translateY(60px);
      transition: opacity 1.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), transform 1.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    }

    .immersive-pane-left img, .immersive-pane-right img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
    }
    .immersive-story-split {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0;
  width: 100%;
  margin-bottom: 100px;
}

.immersive-pane-left {
  width: 40%;
  height: 500px;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.immersive-pane-right {
  width: 60%;
  height: 750px;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.immersive-pane-left img,
.immersive-pane-right img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

    /* Controlled Active Reveal Subsystem via JavaScript */
    .immersive-story-split.section-active .immersive-pane-left {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: scale(1) translateY(0);
    }
    .immersive-story-split.section-active .immersive-pane-right {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: scale(1) translateY(0);
    }

    .immersive-story-footer {
      text-align: center;
      max-width: 800px;
      margin: 80px auto 0 auto;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       6. SECTION 4: HORIZONTAL EDITORIAL PORTFOLIO GALLERY
       ========================================================================= */
    .horizontal-gallery-viewport {
      display: flex;
      overflow-x: auto;
      scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
      scrollbar-width: none; /* Firefox Hidden */
      -ms-overflow-style: none;  /* IE Hidden */
      width: 100vw;
      margin-left: -8%; /* Compensate Outer Padding */
    }

    .horizontal-gallery-viewport::-webkit-scrollbar {
      display: none; /* Safari/Chrome Hidden */
    }

    .horizontal-gallery-slide {
      flex: 0 0 100vw;
      width: 100vw;
      scroll-snap-align: start;
      padding: 0 8%;
    }

    .slide-image-container {
      width: 100%;
      height: 75vh;
      overflow: hidden;
      background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
    }

    .slide-image-container img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    .slide-metadata-row {
      margin-top: 25px;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: flex-start;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
      padding-bottom: 30px;
    }

    .slide-project-identity {
      font-size: 2rem;
    }

    .slide-project-location {
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      opacity: 0.6;
      margin-top: 5px;
    }

    .slide-project-desc {
      max-width: 500px;
      text-align: right;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
    }

    .gallery-progress-track {
      width: 100%;
      height: 2px;
      background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
      margin-top: 40px;
      position: relative;
    }

    .gallery-progress-bar {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 0;
      height: 100%;
      width: 25%;
      background-color: var(--text-white);
      transition: left 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       7. SECTION 5: LAYERED DESIGN APPROACH INTERIOR ROWS
       ========================================================================= */
    .approach-header-block {
      max-width: 700px;
      margin-bottom: 100px;
    }

    .approach-row-item {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 60px 0;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
      gap: 80px;
    }

    .approach-row-text {
      flex: 1;
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      line-height: 1.5;
      font-weight: 300;
    }
    .process-diagonal-container {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0;
}

.process-diagonal-card {
  margin: 0;
}

    .approach-row-graphic {
      width: 280px;
      height: 280px;
      overflow: hidden;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: scale(0.9) translateY(20px);
      transition: opacity 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1) 0.3s, transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1) 0.3s;
    }

    .approach-row-graphic img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    /* Staggered reveal application class */
    .approach-row-item.revealed .approach-row-graphic {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: scale(1) translateY(0);
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       8. SECTION 6: DIAGONAL PROCESS TIMELINE ARRANGEMENT
       ========================================================================= */
    .process-diagonal-container {
      position: relative;
      height: 900px;
      width: 100%;
      margin-top: 80px;
    }

    .process-diagonal-card {
      position: absolute;
      width: 300px;
      background-color: var(--bg-primary);
      padding: 40px;
      box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(60px);
      transition: opacity 1s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    }

    /* Absolute Placement Node Logic for Diagonal Layout Cascade */
    .process-diagonal-card.node-1 { top: 0; left: 0; }
    .process-diagonal-card.node-2 { top: 300px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(60px); }
    .process-diagonal-card.node-3 { bottom: 0; right: 0; }

    /* Reveal States handled smoothly by viewport metrics script */
    .process-diagonal-card.node-1.active-node { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    .process-diagonal-card.node-2.active-node { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); }
    .process-diagonal-card.node-3.active-node { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

    .process-diagonal-card h3 {
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      font-weight: 400;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       9. SECTION 7: LUXURY STAY CONNECTED SUBSCRIPTION ENGINE
       ========================================================================= */
    .connect-split-canvas {
      display: flex;
      width: 100vw;
      margin-left: -8%;
      padding: 0;
    }

    .connect-pane-parallax {
      width: 50%;
      height: 90vh;
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
    }

    .connect-pane-parallax img {
      position: absolute;
      top: -15%;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 130%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: transform 0.1s linear;
    }

    .connect-pane-form-block {
      width: 50%;
      background-color: var(--bg-primary);
      padding: 100px 8%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .luxury-input-element {
      width: 100%;
      background: transparent;
      border: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
      padding: 18px 0;
      font-family: var(--font-luxury);
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      color: var(--text-white);
      outline: none;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      transition: var(--transition-pure);
    }

    .luxury-input-element:focus {
      border-bottom-color: var(--text-white);
    }

    .luxury-editorial-btn {
      background: none;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
      color: var(--text-white);
      padding: 16px 40px;
      font-family: var(--font-luxury);
      font-size: 1rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      cursor: pointer;
      align-self: flex-start;
      transition: var(--transition-pure);
    }

    .luxury-editorial-btn:hover {
      background-color: var(--text-white);
      color: var(--bg-primary);
      border-color: var(--text-white);
    }

    .unsubscribe-segment-trigger {
      margin-top: 80px;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
      padding-top: 40px;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       10. ARCHITECTURAL MATTE FOOTER FRAME
       ========================================================================= */
    .studio-footer {
      background-color: var(--bg-secondary);
      padding: 120px 8% 60px 8%;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .footer-brand-logo {
      font-size: 3.5rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
    }

    .footer-nav-matrix {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 50px;
      margin-bottom: 50px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .footer-nav-matrix a {
      color: var(--text-white);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      opacity: 0.7;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: var(--transition-pure);
    }

    .footer-nav-matrix a:hover {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    .footer-social-links {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 40px;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
    }

    .footer-social-links a {
      color: var(--text-white);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
      opacity: 0.6;
      transition: var(--transition-pure);
    }

    .footer-social-links a:hover {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       11. RESPONSIVE MEDIA ADAPTATION LAYER
       ========================================================================= */
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .masonry-matrix-container {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      }
      .masonry-image-card.card-short {
        margin-top: 0;
      }
      .split-philosophy-row, .immersive-story-split, .connect-split-canvas {
        flex-direction: column;
      }
      .immersive-pane-left, .immersive-pane-right, .connect-pane-parallax, .connect-pane-form-block {
        width: 100%;
      }
      .connect-pane-parallax {
        height: 50vh;
      }
      .process-diagonal-container {
        height: auto;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 40px;
      }
      .process-diagonal-card {
        position: relative;
        width: 100% !important;
        left: 0 !important;
        top: 0 !important;
        transform: translateY(40px) !important;
      }
      .process-diagonal-card.node-2 {
        transform: translateY(40px) !important;
      }
      .process-diagonal-card.active-node {
        transform: translateY(0) !important;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .hero-editorial-statement {
        font-size: 1.8rem;
      }
      .split-philosophy-left {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
      }
      .approach-row-item {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 30px;
      }
      .approach-row-graphic {
        width: 100%;
        height: 300px;
      }
    }