    /* =========================================================================
       1. EDITORIAL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE & ROOT DESIGN VARIABLES
       ========================================================================= */
    :root {
      --bg-white: #FFFFFF;
      --bg-light: #F8F8F8;
      --text-black: #000000;
      --border-light: #E0E0E0;
      --font-editorial: 'Raleway', sans-serif;
      --transition-editorial: all 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
      --transition-panel: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1);
      --spacing-journal: 140px;
    }

    * {
      box-sizing: border-box;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    html, body {
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      color: var(--text-black);
      font-family: var(--font-editorial);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.8;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    }

    h1, h2, h3, h4 {
      font-weight: 100;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      line-height: 1.2;
    }

    p {
      font-weight: 400;
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      opacity: 0.8;
    }

    blockquote, .editorial-quote {
      font-style: italic;
      font-weight: 300;
      opacity: 0.7;
    }

    section {
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
      padding: var(--spacing-journal) 8%;
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
    }

    /* Core Single Page Exhibition Matrix Layer */
    .journal-view-layer {
      display: none;
      width: 100%;
    }
    .journal-view-layer.active-spread {
      display: block;
    }

    /* Asynchronous Intersection Observer Layout Rules */
    .journal-reveal-node {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(30px);
      transition: opacity 1s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    }
    .journal-reveal-node.revealed {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       2. REFINED FLOATING FIXED HEADER & RIGHT SIDE DRAWER PANEL
       ========================================================================= */
    .editorial-header {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 90px;
      padding: 0 8%;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      z-index: 1000;
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    }

.header-logo{
  cursor:pointer;
  user-select:none;
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  justify-content:center;
}

.logo-image{
  height:200px;      /* Adjust size */
  width:auto;
  display:block;
  object-fit:contain;
  transition:transform .4s ease;
}

.header-logo:hover .logo-image{
  transform:scale(1.05);
}
    .menu-outline-trigger {
      background: transparent;
      border: 1px solid var(--text-black);
      color: var(--text-black);
      font-family: var(--font-editorial);
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      padding: 10px 24px;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: var(--transition-editorial);
    }

    .menu-outline-trigger:hover {
      background-color: var(--text-black);
      color: var(--bg-white);
    }

    /* Right-Side Slide Panel Menu */
    .right-slide-panel {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      right: 0;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 440px;
      height: 100vh;
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      z-index: 2000;
      padding: 140px 10% 60px 10%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
      transform: translateX(100%);
      transition: var(--transition-panel);
      border-left: 1px solid var(--border-light);
    }

    .right-slide-panel.is-open {
      transform: translateX(0);
    }

    .panel-close-x {
      position: absolute;
      top: 32px;
      right: 8%;
      background: none;
      border: none;
      color: var(--text-black);
      font-family: var(--font-editorial);
      font-size: 1.5rem;
      font-weight: 100;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .panel-navigation-links {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 30px;
      list-style: none;
    }

    .panel-nav-anchor {
      font-size: 2.5rem;
      font-weight: 100;
      color: var(--text-black);
      text-decoration: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      display: inline-block;
      position: relative;
    }

    .panel-nav-anchor::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -2px;
      left: 0;
      width: 0;
      height: 1px;
      background-color: var(--text-black);
      transition: width 0.4s ease;
    }

    .panel-nav-anchor:hover::after {
      width: 100%;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       3. SPREAD COMPOSITIONS — HERO LAYER ASYMMETRICAL SPLIT
       ========================================================================= */
    .hero-split-canvas {
      height: 100vh;
      padding: 0;
      display: flex;
      margin-top: 90px;
    }

    .hero-split-left {
      width: 45%;
      height: 100%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 0 6%;
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
    }

    .hero-journal-label {
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.3em;
      opacity: 0.5;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
    }

    .hero-main-title {
      font-size: 3.2rem;
      font-weight: 100;
      line-height: 1.3;
      margin-bottom: 35px;
    }

    .hero-minimal-quote {
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
      border-left: 2px solid var(--text-black);
      padding-left: 20px;
    }

    .hero-intro-paragraph {
      max-width: 440px;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
    }

    .hero-split-right {
      width: 55%;
      height: 100%;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .hero-zoom-graphic {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      animation: architecturalZoom 12s infinite alternate ease-in-out;
    }

    @keyframes architecturalZoom {
      from { transform: scale(1); }
      to { transform: scale(1.08); }
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       4. SECTION 2: THE TRANSFORMATION PHILOSOPHY & STATISTICS
       ========================================================================= */
    .magazine-width-block {
      max-width: 820px;
      margin-bottom: 80px;
    }

    .philosophy-heading {
      font-size: 2.4rem;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .philosophy-body {
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      line-height: 1.9;
    }

    .thin-divider-line {
      width: 100%;
      height: 1px;
      background-color: var(--text-black);
      margin-bottom: 60px;
      opacity: 0.15;
    }

    .statistics-row-container {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      max-width: 900px;
    }

    .stat-node h3 {
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: 100;
      margin-bottom: 5px;
    }

    .stat-node p {
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      opacity: 0.6;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       5. SECTION 3: IMMERSIVE IMAGE SCROLL ZOOM VIEWPORT
       ========================================================================= */
    .immersive-zoom-window {
      height: 120vh;
      padding: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .immersive-background-vector {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      z-index: 1;
      transform: scale(1.15);
      transition: transform 0.2s linear;
    }

    .immersive-matte-overlay {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 0 10%;
    }

    .immersive-centered-quote {
      font-size: 2.2rem;
      max-width: 950px;
      text-align: center;
      color: var(--text-black);
      line-height: 1.5;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       6. SECTION 4: EXPERTISE ASYMMETRICAL GRID LAYOUT
       ========================================================================= */
    .expertise-split-grid {
      display: flex;
      gap: 10%;
    }

    .expertise-left-sticky {
      width: 35%;
      position: sticky;
      top: 140px;
      height: fit-content;
    }

    .expertise-right-stack {
      width: 55%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 50px;
    }

    .expertise-editorial-card {
      border: 1px solid var(--border-light);
      padding: 50px;
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      transition: var(--transition-editorial);
    }

    .expertise-editorial-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-8px);
      border-color: var(--text-black);
    }

    .expertise-editorial-card h3 {
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .expertise-editorial-card .card-quote {
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      opacity: 0.5;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
      display: block;
    }

    /* Asymmetric shifting layout rules for right column stack items */
    .expertise-editorial-card:nth-child(even) {
      margin-left: 40px;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       7. SECTION 5: FEATURED RECENT RENOVATION STORIES
       ========================================================================= */
    .stories-layout-matrix {
      margin-top: 60px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 120px;
    }

    .story-asset-frame {
      overflow: hidden;
      background-color: var(--bg-light);
      margin-bottom: 25px;
    }

    .story-asset-frame img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      transition: var(--transition-editorial);
    }

    .story-asset-frame:hover img {
      transform: scale(1.04);
    }

    /* Matrix Scale Variants Configuration */
    .story-card.variant-portrait .story-asset-frame {
      width: 60%;
      height: 700px;
    }

    .story-card.variant-landscape .story-asset-frame {
      width: 100%;
      height: 520px;
    }

    .story-card.variant-portrait-right {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-end;
    }

    .story-card.variant-portrait-right .story-asset-frame {
      width: 60%;
      height: 700px;
    }

    .story-metadata-block {
      max-width: 500px;
    }

    .story-metadata-block h3 {
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      margin-bottom: 5px;
    }

    .story-metadata-block .location {
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.1em;
      opacity: 0.5;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      display: block;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       8. SECTION 6: BEFORE & AFTER CASE STUDIES JOURNAL
       ========================================================================= */
    .case-studies-wrapper {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 100px;
      margin-top: 60px;
    }

    .case-comparison-slider {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 40px;
    }

    .comparison-pane {
      flex: 1;
      height: 440px;
      overflow: hidden;
      position: relative;
    }

    .comparison-pane img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
    }

    .comparison-pane .badge {
      position: absolute;
      bottom: 20px;
      left: 20px;
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      color: var(--text-black);
      padding: 6px 16px;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .transformation-vector-arrow {
      font-size: 2.5rem;
      font-weight: 100;
      user-select: none;
      opacity: 0.3;
    }

    .case-explanation-text {
      margin-top: 25px;
      max-width: 700px;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       9. SECTION 7: FIXED PARALLAX SUBSCRIPTION STUDIO
       ========================================================================= */
    .subscription-parallax-window {
      height: 90vh;
      padding: 0;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }

    .parallax-background-media {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      z-index: 1;
      background-attachment: fixed; /* Legacy Parallax Fallback */
    }

    .floating-subscription-card {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      width: 500px;
      margin-left: 8%;
      padding: 60px;
      box-shadow: 0 40px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
    }

    .studio-input-node {
      width: 100%;
      padding: 14px 0;
      border: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--text-black);
      font-family: var(--font-editorial);
      font-size: 1rem;
      outline: none;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
      transition: var(--transition-editorial);
    }

    .studio-input-node:focus {
      opacity: 1;
      border-bottom-width: 2px;
    }

    .studio-action-btn {
      width: 100%;
      background-color: var(--text-black);
      color: var(--bg-white);
      border: 1px solid var(--text-black);
      padding: 16px;
      font-family: var(--font-editorial);
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: var(--transition-editorial);
    }

    .studio-action-btn:hover {
      background-color: transparent;
      color: var(--text-black);
    }

    .unsubscribe-inline-trigger {
      margin-top: 45px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-light);
      padding-top: 30px;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       10. SECTION 8: STRUCTURAL DESIGN GUIDING PRINCIPLES
       ========================================================================= */
    .principles-columns-container {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 60px;
      margin-top: 60px;
    }

    .principle-column-node {
      flex: 1;
    }

    .principle-column-node h3 {
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--text-black);
      padding-bottom: 15px;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       11. HIGH-END INTERNAL ARCHIVE SPREADS (PORTFOLIO & ABOUT PAGES)
       ========================================================================= */
    .archive-jumbo-title {
      font-size: 4.5rem;
      font-weight: 100;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      margin-top: 40px;
    }

    .archive-grid-canvas {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      gap: 80px 50px;
      margin-top: 80px;
    }

    .archive-block-item img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 540px;
      object-fit: cover;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
    }

    .editorial-storyline-container {
      max-width: 850px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .editorial-storyline-container p {
      font-size: 1.25rem;
      line-height: 2;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       12. EDITORIAL BLACK LINE FOOTER REGISTRY
       ========================================================================= */
    .editorial-footer {
      border-top: 1px solid var(--text-black);
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      padding: 100px 8% 50px 8%;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .footer-logo-center {
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-bottom: 45px;
    }

    .footer-navigation-row {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 40px;
      margin-bottom: 45px;
    }

    .footer-navigation-row a {
      color: var(--text-black);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
      cursor: pointer;
      opacity: 0.7;
      transition: var(--transition-editorial);
    }

    .footer-navigation-row a:hover {
      opacity: 1;
    }

    .footer-copyright-notice {
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      opacity: 0.4;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-top: 40px;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       13. RESPONSIVE MEDIA SYSTEM ADAPTATION MODULE
       ========================================================================= */
    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
      .hero-split-canvas { flex-direction: column; height: auto; }
      .hero-split-left, .hero-split-right { width: 100%; }
      .hero-split-left { padding: 80px 6%; }
      .hero-split-right { height: 60vh; }
      
      .expertise-split-grid, .principles-columns-container, .case-comparison-slider { 
        flex-direction: column; 
      }
      .expertise-left-sticky, .expertise-right-stack { width: 100%; position: relative; top: 0; }
      .story-card.variant-portrait .story-asset-frame, 
      .story-card.variant-portrait-right .story-asset-frame { width: 100%; height: 500px; }
      .floating-subscription-card { width: 92%; margin-left: 4%; padding: 40px; }
      .archive-grid-canvas { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    }
