/* Sharp Global Setup Variables */
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border-radius: 0;
}

:root {
    /* Color Tokens */
    --color-bg: #050505;
    --odd-bg: #080808;
    --color-accent: #ff0033;
    --color-gold: #d4af37;
    --color-white: #ffffff;
    --color-nav-dim: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    --color-bg-light-red: rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.05);

    /* Typography Families */
    --font-heading: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
    --font-serif: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    --font-body: 'Poppins', sans-serif;

    /* GLOBAL SYSTEM TYPOGRAPHY SCALES (Desktop > 1200px) */
    --font-size-hero: 4.8rem;
    /* ~76px */
    --font-size-h2: 3.5rem;
    /* ~60px - Clean proportional step-down */
    --font-size-h3: 2.2rem;
    /* ~35px - Mid-size subsection titles */
    --font-size-h4: 1.5rem;
    /* ~24px - Small card headings */
    --font-size-subtitle: 1rem;
    --font-size-ribbon: 0.8rem;
    --font-size-btn: 0.85rem;
    --btn-padding: 12px 24px;
    --mg-top: 50px;
}


/* Fluid Responsive Typography Scaling */
@media (max-width: 1200px) {

    /* Laptop Viewports */
    :root {
        --font-size-hero: 4rem;
        /* ~64px */
        --font-size-h2: 3rem;
        /* ~51px */
        --font-size-h3: 1.95rem;
        /* ~31px */
        --font-size-h4: 1.35rem;
        /* ~21px */
        --font-size-subtitle: 0.95rem;
        --font-size-btn: 0.8rem;
        --btn-padding: 10px 20px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {

    /* Tablet Viewports */
    :root {
        --font-size-hero: 3.2rem;
        /* ~51px */
        --font-size-h2: 2.6rem;
        /* ~41px */
        --font-size-h3: 1.7rem;
        /* ~27px */
        --font-size-h4: 1.2rem;
        /* ~19px */
        --font-size-subtitle: 0.9rem;
        --font-size-ribbon: 0.75rem;
        --font-size-btn: 0.78rem;
        --btn-padding: 10px 18px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {

    :root {
        --font-size-hero: 2.2rem;
        --font-size-h2: 1.7rem;
        --font-size-h3: 1.3rem;
        --font-size-h4: 1rem;
        --font-size-subtitle: 0.8rem;
        --font-size-ribbon: 0.7rem;
        --font-size-btn: 0.7rem;
        --btn-padding: 8px 16px;
        --mg-top: 30px;
    }
}

body {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

:root {
    --section-pad-top: 80px;
    --section-pad-bottom: 80px;
}

@media (max-width: 1440px) {

    :root {
        --section-pad-top: 60px;
        --section-pad-bottom: 60px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {

    :root {
        --section-pad-top: 50px;
        --section-pad-bottom: 50px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {

    :root {
        --section-pad-top: 40px;
        --section-pad-bottom: 40px;
    }
}

.main-container {
    max-width: 1280px;
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
}

.why-unicorn-section,
.feature-ribbon {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

.feature-ribbon {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}

.feature-ribbon {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    padding-top: 22px;
    padding-bottom: 22px;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ribbon-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
}

.ribbon-track {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    width: 100%;
}

.mobile-only-item {
    display: none;
}

.ribbon-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 15px;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
}

.icon-square {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
    background-color: var(--color-bg-light-red);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.ribbon-icon {
    color: var(--color-accent);
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.ribbon-text {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-ribbon);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

/* ==========================================
   FIXED TRANSITION NAVIGATION SYSTEM
   ========================================== */

/* Locks the header structure fixed to the top viewport coordinates natively */
header,
.main-navbar {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 9999;
    background-color: transparent;
    transition: background-color 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1),
        border-color 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1),
        box-shadow 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    will-change: background-color, border-color, box-shadow;
}

header.is-scrolled,
.main-navbar.is-scrolled {
    background-color: #050505 !important;
}

.main-header {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 100;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.9) 0%, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0) 100%);
    padding: 20px 0;
}

.header-container {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.logo-area-link {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    display: inline-block;
}

.logo-area {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
}

.logo-img {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.logo-text {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
}

.logo-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    line-height: 1.1;
}

.logo-subtitle {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
    letter-spacing: 1.8px;
    color: var(--color-nav-dim);
}

.desktop-nav {
    display: flex;
    gap: 24px;
}

.nav-link {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.nav-link:hover,
.nav-link.active {
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

.header-right {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 15px;
}

.header-contact-actions {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.hdr-action-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-size: var(--font-size-btn);
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.hdr-action-btn:hover {
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    background-color: rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.1);
}

.menu-toggle {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-size: 1.35rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: none;
}

/* 50% Radius Circular Floating Actions */
.floating-actions {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 30px;
    right: 20px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
    z-index: 110;
}

.float-btn {
    width: 46px;
    height: 46px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    text-decoration: none;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    border-radius: 50% !important;
}

.float-phone {
    background-color: #ff0033;
}

.float-wa {
    background-color: #25d366;
}

.pulse-anim {
    animation: floatingPulseAction 2.5s infinite ease-in-out;
}

@keyframes floatingPulseAction {
    0% {
        transform: scale(1);
        box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    }

    50% {
        transform: scale(1.08);
        box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.4);
    }

    100% {
        transform: scale(1);
        box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    }
}

.float-wa.pulse-anim {
    animation: floatingPulseWA 2.5s infinite ease-in-out;
}

@keyframes floatingPulseWA {
    0% {
        transform: scale(1);
        box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    }

    50% {
        transform: scale(1.08);
        box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(37, 211, 102, 0.5);
    }

    100% {
        transform: scale(1);
        box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    }
}

/* Drawer Component Layout */
.side-menu-overlay {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
    z-index: 998;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: opacity 0.35s ease, visibility 0.35s ease;
}

.side-menu-overlay.open {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
}

.side-nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    right: -300px;
    width: 300px;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    z-index: 999;
    box-shadow: -5px 0 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 30px 20px;
    transition: right 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

.side-nav.open {
    right: 0;
}

.side-menu-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.menu-close {
    background: none;
    border: none;
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.side-links {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
}

.side-link {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.3s;
}

.side-link:hover,
.side-link.active {
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

/* Hero Banner Layout */
.hero-section {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 100vh;
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.video-bg-container {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 1;
}

.banner-video {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.video-overlay-tint {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.95) 40%, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.5) 100%);
}

.hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding-top: 140px;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
}

.rating-badge {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.2px;
    padding: 5px 12px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
}

.rating-badge i {
    color: var(--color-gold);
    font-size: 0.65rem;
}

.hero-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-hero);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.05;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.glow-txt {
    text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.65), 0 0 30px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.25);
}

.italic-gold {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    color: var(--color-gold);
    text-transform: none;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
}

.accent-red {
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

.hero-subtitle {
    font-size: var(--font-size-subtitle);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    max-width: 550px;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.hero-cta-group {
    display: flex;
    gap: 15px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Core Buttons System */
.btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: var(--btn-padding);
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-btn);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.btn-solid {
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
    color: var(--color-white);
    border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
}

.btn-solid:hover {
    background-color: #d4002a;
    border-color: #d4002a;
}

.glow-btn {
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.45);
}

.glow-btn:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.75);
}

.btn-outline {
    background-color: transparent;
    color: var(--color-white);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
}

.btn-outline:hover {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE CONTINUOUS SMOOTH CAROUSEL ENGINE 
   ========================================== */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .desktop-nav {
        display: none;
    }

    .menu-toggle {
        display: block;
    }

    .desktop-only {
        display: none;
    }

    .mobile-only-item {
        display: flex;
        /* Activate duplicated blocks to generate the loop wrapper seam */
    }

    /* Convert structural track to a flex marquee track instead of grid */
    .ribbon-track {
        display: flex;
        width: max-content;
        animation: smoothContinuousMarquee 20s linear infinite;
    }

    /* 20px Left/Right Padding remains secured directly on individual items */
    .ribbon-item {
        flex: 0 0 auto;
        justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    @keyframes smoothContinuousMarquee {
        0% {
            transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
        }

        100% {
            transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0);
        }

        /* Offset exact half width for infinite illusion */
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .hero-content {
        padding-top: 150px;
    }

    .hero-cta-group .btn {
        width: 100%;
    }

    .floating-actions {
        bottom: 20px;
        right: 15px;
    }
}


/* Feature Ribbon Section Base Container */
.feature-ribbon {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    padding-top: 22px;
    padding-bottom: 22px;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* --- DESKTOP DISPLAY RULES --- */
.ribbon-desktop-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    width: 100%;
}

.ribbon-mobile-ticker {
    display: none;
    /* Completely hidden on desktop */
}

/* Shared Ribbon Item Properties */
.ribbon-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 15px;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
}

.icon-square {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
    background-color: var(--color-bg-light-red);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.ribbon-icon {
    color: var(--color-accent);
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.ribbon-text {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-ribbon);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

/* --- RESPONSIVE RESPONSIVE OVERRIDES (Tablets & Mobile Phones) --- */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .ribbon-desktop-grid {
        display: none;
        /* Hide the static grid layout completely */
    }

    .ribbon-mobile-ticker {
        display: block;
        /* Reveal the marquee ticker layout */
        width: 100%;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

    .ticker-track {
        display: flex;
        width: max-content;
        animation: smoothContinuousMarquee 20s linear infinite;
    }

    .ribbon-item {
        flex: 0 0 auto;
        justify-content: flex-start;
    }

    @keyframes smoothContinuousMarquee {
        0% {
            transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
        }

        100% {
            transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0);
        }
    }
}

.text-marquee-section {
    background-color: #ff0033;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 14px 0;
}

.marquee-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.marquee-content {
    display: flex;
    white-space: nowrap;
    will-change: transform;
}

.marquee-track {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.marquee-txt {
    font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
    font-size: clamp(0.8rem, 1.5vw, 1rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}

.marquee-txt i {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.marquee-divider {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    padding: 0 40px;
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* Why Choose Unicorn Block Layout Styles */
.why-unicorn-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    /* Leverages your dynamic responsive section variable tokens */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Header Columns Component Flexbox Split */
.section-header-block {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}

.header-left-col {
    flex: 1;
}

.header-right-col {
    max-width: 420px;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    /* Alignment shift compensation */
}

.sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 25px;
}

/* Horizontal accent slash prefix */
.sub-badge-title::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 15px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.sub-badge-title.no-before::before {
    display: none;
}

.section-main-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.8rem);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.section-desc-paragraph {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* Features Grid Layout Matrix (Exactly matches structural screenshot proportions) */
.features-cards-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    /* Strict border framework generation */
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}

/* Individual Feature Card Module */
.feature-card {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    /* Slightly lighter box elevation surface */
    padding: 40px;
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
    position: relative;
}

/* Smooth Interactive Card Hover Effect Rule */
.feature-card:hover {
    background-color: #111111;
}

/* Color Accent Variables for Square Box Icon Layouts */
.card-icon-box {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.box-red {
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    background-color: rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.05);
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

.box-gold {
    border-color: var(--color-gold);
    background-color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.05);
    color: var(--color-gold);
}

.box-cyan {
    border-color: #00bcd4;
    background-color: rgba(0, 188, 212, 0.05);
    color: #00bcd4;
}

.card-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--color-white);
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.card-text {
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    font-weight: 300;
}

/* Metadata Card Index Counter Footer Elements */
.card-footer-number {
    margin-top: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    width: 100%;
}

.card-footer-number span {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.footer-line {
    height: 1px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    width: 25px;
    transition: width 0.3s ease, background-color 0.3s ease;
}

/* Hover Accent for Inner Card Footers */
.feature-card:hover .card-footer-number span {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}

.feature-card:hover .footer-line {
    width: 40px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
}

/* Footer Section Trigger Container */
.section-action-footer {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 50px;
    width: 100%;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE BREAKPOINTS CONFIGURATION 
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .section-header-block {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 15px;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .header-right-col {
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    /* Convert matrix to 2-columns layout on tablets formats */
    .features-cards-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .feature-card {
        padding: 30px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {

    /* Convert matrix to 1-column single stack layout format on phones screen profiles */
    .features-cards-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .section-action-footer .btn {
        width: 100%;
    }
}


/* ==========================================
   FEATURED CATEGORIES SECTION MASTER STYLES
   ========================================== */

.gallery-categories-section {
    background-color: #080808;
    /* Strict background color match */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Header Element Distribution */
.gallery-header-block {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 55px;
    width: 100%;
}

.header-left {
    flex: 1;
}

.header-right {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

/* Section Header Badges */
.sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 25px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.sub-badge-title::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 15px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.section-main-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h2);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.accent-red {
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

.glow-txt {
    text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.65), 0 0 30px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.25);
}

.dot-white {
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-shadow: none;
}

/* Sharp Header CTA Layout Button */
.gallery-btn {
    font-family: var(--font-heading) !important;
    font-size: var(--font-size-btn) !important;
    padding: var(--btn-padding) !important;
    background-color: transparent;
    color: var(--color-white);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25) !important;
    letter-spacing: 1.2px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.gallery-btn:hover {
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    border-color: var(--color-white) !important;
}

/* --- GRID GRID RECONSTRUCTION TRACKS --- */

.categories-symmetric-wrapper {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    width: 100%;
}

.grid-side-column {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
}

.grid-split-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Core Card Block Styles & Scaled Heights */
.category-card {
    position: relative;
    background-color: #0d0d0d;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    padding: 30px;
    height: 350px;
    /* Enhanced small card min-height */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    will-change: transform, border-color, box-shadow;
}

/* Big Hero Card Heights Scaling (350px + 350px + 20px layout gap) */
.card-large-width,
.card-fill-height {
    width: 100%;
    height: 720px;
}

/* Responsive Image Scaler Layouts */
.card-bg-img {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center top;
    z-index: 1;
    filter: brightness(0.65) contrast(1.05);
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1), filter 0.4s ease;
}

.category-card::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 50%;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.95) 0%, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.2) 70%, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0) 100%);
    z-index: 2;
}

.card-text-overlay {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 6px;
}

.category-meta-tag {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

.category-title-name {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-white);
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: 1.1;
}

/* Slide-In Arrow Graphic Components */
.card-hover-arrow {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 32px;
    right: 25px;
    z-index: 3;
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-size: 1rem;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translate3d(-10px, 0, 0);
    transition: opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

/* Card Interaction Overlays & Shadows Glow */
.category-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.4);
}

.category-card:hover .card-bg-img {
    transform: scale(1.03);
    filter: brightness(0.55) contrast(1.1);
}

.category-card:hover .card-hover-arrow {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE MEDIA SYSTEM DEVIATIONS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .gallery-header-block {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 20px;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .header-right {
        width: 100%;
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    .gallery-btn {
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
    }

    /* Convert 50/50 dual grid container into single track stack rows */
    .categories-symmetric-wrapper {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .grid-side-column,
    .grid-split-row {
        gap: 16px;
    }

    /* Step down height rules cleanly across handheld tablet devices */
    .category-card,
    .card-large-width,
    .card-fill-height {
        height: 300px !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 650px) {

    /* Collapse split row elements inline on smartphone view lines */
    .grid-split-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .category-card {
        height: 260px !important;
    }
}

/* Meet the Artist Layout Module */
.meet-artist-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
}

/* Master Grid Column Split Distribution */
.artist-grid-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr;
    /* Sized precisely to allow image frame prominence */
    gap: 70px;
    align-items: center;
}

/* --- LEFT PORTRAIT BLOCK --- */
.artist-image-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    padding-bottom: 25px;
    /* Creates baseline safety clear space for the absolute badge element */
}

.artist-portrait-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    max-height: 580px;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
}

/* Overlapping Metric Crimson Badge Position Rules */
.artist-experience-badge {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    right: 12%;
    /* Offsets cleanly over image layout limits */
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
    padding: 25px 35px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: center;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    z-index: 5;
}

.badge-big-stat {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 3.2rem;
    /* Matches heavy utility accent labels scale */
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-white);
    line-height: 1.0;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.badge-stat-label {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.8px;
    color: var(--color-white);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

/* --- RIGHT PROFILE CONTENT BLOCK --- */
.artist-profile-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.artist-name-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h2);
    /* Seamlessly mapped directly to our global proportional scale */
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.05;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.dot-crimson {
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

.artist-byline-title {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    color: var(--color-gold);
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.artist-bio-text {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    max-width: 540px;
}

/* Meta Labels Utilities Layout */
.specs-section-label,
.awards-section-label {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.8px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Sharp specialization tag chips */
.artist-specs-block {
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    width: 100%;
}

.specs-tags-cloud {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
}

.spec-tag-item {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.8px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    padding: 8px 16px;
    background-color: transparent;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.spec-tag-item:hover {
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    color: var(--color-accent);
    background-color: var(--color-bg-light-red);
}

/* Proof Point Elements System */
.artist-awards-block {
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    width: 100%;
}

.awards-proof-list {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
}

.award-list-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    font-weight: 400;
}

.award-star-icon {
    color: var(--color-gold);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.artist-action-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
}

.artist-action-wrapper .btn {
    padding: var(--btn-padding) !important;
    font-size: var(--font-size-btn) !important;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN BREAKPOINTS CONTROLS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .artist-grid-container {
        gap: 40px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {

    /* Collapse multi-column grid architecture safely into uniform block layouts for tablets */
    .artist-grid-container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 50px;
    }

    .artist-image-wrapper {
        max-width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .artist-experience-badge {
        right: 5%;
        /* repositions badge inside safe margins */
    }

    .artist-profile-content {
        max-width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        width: 100%;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .artist-experience-badge {
        position: relative;
        right: 0;
        margin-top: -40px;
        /* Force overlap directly downwards on small phone interfaces */
        width: max-content;
        margin-left: auto;
        padding: 15px;
    }

    .badge-big-stat {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }

    .artist-action-wrapper .btn {
        width: 100%;
    }
}

/* Google Reviews Banner Frame Layout */
.reviews-banner-section {
    background-color: var(--odd-bg);
    /* Sits on standard crisp #050505 canvas */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
}

/* Flex distribution matching image_319ada.png layout exactly */
.reviews-flex-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 50px;
    width: 100%;
	padding-bottom: 50px;
}

.reviews-left-col {
    flex: 1;
}

.reviews-right-col {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    /* Compels strict baseline typographical symmetry with heading track */
}

/* Left Section Heading Overrides */
.reviews-banner-section .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 25px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.reviews-banner-section .sub-badge-title::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 15px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.reviews-banner-section .dot-white {
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-shadow: none;
}

/* Right Section Massive Rating Metrics Display */
.rating-score-display {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h2);
    /* Seamlessly inherits our newly optimized system token (~60px) */
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-gold);
    line-height: 0.95;
    letter-spacing: -0.5px;
}

.rating-stars-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 6px;
}

.stars-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 4px;
}

.stars-row i {
    color: var(--color-gold);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.reviews-count-text {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    font-weight: 300;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE LAYOUT BREAKPOINTS CONTROLS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {

    /* Collapse split structural items into a stacked vertical row layout for tablet limits */
    .reviews-flex-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 25px;
    }

    .reviews-right-col {
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {

    /* Step down font sizes on compact smartphones viewport dimensions */
    .rating-score-display {
        font-size: 3rem;
    }

    .stars-row i {
        font-size: 0.75rem;
    }

    .reviews-count-text {
        font-size: 0.75rem;
    }
}


/* Before After Layout Frame */
.transformation-slider-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Centered Header Overrides */
.slider-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 45px;
}

.slider-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 25px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.slider-header-block .sub-badge-title::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 15px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.slider-header-block .dot-white {
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-shadow: none;
}

.slider-instruction-text {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-top: 15px;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}

/* 
   Slider Interactive Engine Core Viewport 
   Maintained flat edges with zero border radius
*/
.ba-slider-viewport {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 960px;
    /* Aligns perfectly with the screenshot scale aspect ratio */
    width: 100%;
    height: 580px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    user-select: none;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
}

/* Shared Image Properties */
.ba-img {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* After Base Placement Layer */
.after-img {
    z-index: 1;
}

/* Before Resizing Container Masking Layer */
.before-img-container {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 50%;
    /* Default layout separation starts right down the middle */
    height: 100%;
    z-index: 2;
    overflow: hidden;
    will-change: width;
}

/* Hard force internal before image element to stay locked to total viewport width */
.before-img-container .before-img {
    width: 960px;
    /* Must align verbatim to the parent .ba-slider-viewport width layout */
    max-width: none;
    height: 100%;
}

/* Symmetrical Text Badge Flags Formatting */
.ba-badge {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.2px;
    padding: 6px 14px;
    z-index: 10;
}

.badge-before {
    left: 20px;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    color: #000000;
}

.badge-after {
    right: 20px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* Drag Handle Bar Split Controller */
.ba-handle-bar {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 50%;
    /* Syncs perfectly with before-img-container width layout */
    width: 2px;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    z-index: 20;
    cursor: ew-resize;
    will-change: left;
}

/* Circular Center Button Icon Wrapper */
.handle-circle-button {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    color: #000000;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    border-radius: 50% !important;
    /* Circular override explicitly requested by layout screenshots */
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    transition: background-color 0.2s;
}

.ba-slider-viewport:hover .handle-circle-button {
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE LAYOUT CONSTRAINTS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .ba-slider-viewport {
        height: 480px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .ba-slider-viewport {
        height: 380px;
    }

    .ba-badge {
        top: 15px;
        padding: 4px 10px;
        font-size: 0.65rem;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .ba-slider-viewport {
        height: 300px;
    }
}

/* Twin Studios Master Location Box Styles */
.studios-map-section {
    background-color: var(--odd-bg);
    /* Sits on unified dark #050505 container background */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Centered Layout Header Controls */
.studios-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}

.studios-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 25px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.studios-header-block .sub-badge-title::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 15px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
}

/* Dual Column Split Grid Framework */
.studios-grid-wrapper {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 30px;
    /* Provides uniform breathing gap between branch blocks */
    width: 100%;
}

.studio-location-card {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 100%;
}

.map-iframe-container {
    width: 100%;
    height: 340px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
}

.map-iframe-container iframe {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    border: none;
    filter: invert(90%) hue-rotate(180deg) brightness(95%) contrast(90%) saturate(120%);
}

/* Studio Details Text Section */
.studio-card-details {
    padding: 30px 25px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.studio-card-heading-group {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.map-marker-icon {
    color: var(--color-accent);
    font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.studio-branch-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h3);
    /* Seamlessly mapped directly to our global proportional scale */
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.studio-branch-address {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Branch Dual CTA Button Triggers Configuration */
.studio-card-ctas {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 15px;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Fluid downscaled size parameters for specific map layouts */
.studio-cta {
    padding: var(--btn-padding) !important;
    font-size: var(--font-size-btn) !important;
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    width: 100%;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.studio-cta i {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
}

/* Overwrite background hover text visibility values */
.font-weight-red-btn {
    background-color: var(--color-accent) !important;
    color: var(--color-white) !important;
}

.font-weight-red-btn:hover {
    background-color: #d4002a !important;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN SYSTEM OVERRIDES
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 992px) {

    /* Collapse side items columns into single row tracks on tablet monitors */
    .studios-grid-wrapper {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 35px;
    }

    .map-iframe-container {
        height: 280px;
        /* Optimizes mobile viewing real estate */
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .studio-card-ctas {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        /* Convert button pairs into stacked configurations on tiny phones */
        gap: 12px;
    }

    .studio-card-details {
        padding: 24px 20px;
    }
}

/* FAQ Section Base Structural Styles */
.faq-accordion-section {
    background-color: var(--odd-bg);
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

.faq-inner-container {
    max-width: 960px;
    /* Constrains the horizontal span for a balanced layout profile */
}

/* Centered Header Overrides */
.faq-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 55px;
}

.faq-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 25px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.faq-header-block .sub-badge-title::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 15px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.faq-header-block .dot-white {
    color: var(--color-white);
}

/* Accordion Stack Layout Rules */
.faq-accordion-group {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 100%;
}

.faq-item {
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Header Trigger Bar Properties */
.faq-trigger-header {
    width: 100%;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    outline: none;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 24px 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-align: left;
}

.faq-question-text {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h4);
    /* Maps cleanly to optimized system heading tokens */
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-white);
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

/* 
   Symmetrical Toggle Button Framework 
   Recreates the exact sharp outline square and the active tilted crimson box layout 
*/
.faq-toggle-icon {
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    transition: all 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.icon-sym {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1;
    transition: all 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    display: inline-block;
}

/* --- ACTIVE EXPANDED ACCORDION MECHANICAL STYLES --- */

/* Text Highlight */
.faq-item.active .faq-question-text {
    color: var(--color-white);
}

/* Converts the square icon into an active tilted red diamond badge verbatim from image_321e07.png */
.faq-item.active .faq-toggle-icon {
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.4);
}

/* Inverts and counters character text angles to keep '+' looking like an 'x' mark */
.faq-item.active .icon-sym {
    color: var(--color-white);
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    /* Counter rotation turns the element into a multiplication symbol */
    font-size: 1.1rem;
}

/* --- SMOOTH TRANSITION BODY HEIGHT MASKING ENGINE --- */
.faq-body-content {
    height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    will-change: height;
    transition: height 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

/* Active class automatically forces full visibility */
.faq-item.active .faq-body-content {
    height: auto;
}

.faq-body-inner {
    padding-bottom: 24px;
    max-width: 840px;
}

.faq-answer-paragraph {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

/* Hover Accent Properties */
.faq-trigger-header:hover .faq-question-text {
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

.faq-trigger-header:hover .faq-toggle-icon {
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN SYSTEM OVERRIDES
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .faq-trigger-header {
        padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .faq-body-inner {
        padding-bottom: 20px;
    }
}

/* Final Call To Action Section Frame */
.final-cta-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    /* Strict matching #050505 canvas */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* 
   Boxed Content Wrapper Panel 
   Maintains sharp square pixel boundaries with thin border styling 
*/
.cta-boxed-wrapper {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    /* Lighter elevated dark section backdrop */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
    padding: 60px 40px;
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
}

/* Badge Header Text Elements */
.cta-boxed-wrapper .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 0;
    /* Centered styling override to remove prefix line balance offset */
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Main Display Title Typography */
.cta-main-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h2);
    /* Seamlessly inherits our global optimized proportional scale (~60px) */
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

/* Explanatory Context Support Texts */
.cta-support-text {
    font-size: var(--font-size-subtitle);
    /* Inherited global ~1rem subtitle variables */
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    max-width: 580px;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Core Buttons Array Layout */
.cta-buttons-group {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Core Sharp CTA Buttons Controls */
.cta-btn-primary,
.cta-btn-whatsapp {
    padding: var(--btn-padding) !important;
    font-size: var(--font-size-btn) !important;
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Specific Solid Crimson CTA Override overrides to retain visibility profiles */
.cta-btn-primary {
    background-color: var(--color-accent) !important;
    color: var(--color-white) !important;
    border: 1px solid var(--color-accent) !important;
}

.cta-btn-primary:hover {
    background-color: #d4002a !important;
    border-color: #d4002a !important;
}

/* Specific Outline WhatsApp Button Styles */
.cta-btn-whatsapp {
    background-color: transparent !important;
    color: #00bcd4 !important;
    /* Cyan-teal link string tint style from image_3282c1.png */
    border: 1px solid #00bcd4 !important;
}

.cta-btn-whatsapp:hover {
    background-color: rgba(0, 188, 212, 0.04) !important;
}

/* Cyan Neon Box Shadow Glow Modifier explicitly targeting WhatsApp link as seen in picture */
.glow-outline-btn {
    box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(0, 188, 212, 0.35);
}

.glow-outline-btn:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(0, 188, 212, 0.65);
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE LAYOUT BREAKPOINTS CONTROLS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .cta-boxed-wrapper {
        padding: 45px 25px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {

    /* Stack action button blocks flat on top of each other inside tight phone frames */
    .cta-buttons-group {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 15px;
    }

    .cta-btn-primary,
    .cta-btn-whatsapp {
        width: 100%;
    }
}


/* Quick Booking Section Base Styles */
.quick-booking-section {
    background-color: var(--odd-bg);
    /* Strict matching #050505 canvas */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

.contact-inner-container {
    max-width: 980px;
    /* Constrains form stretch horizontally to replicate image_3291c4.png proportions */
}

/* Centered Header Formatting Overrides */
.booking-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 55px;
}

.booking-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 25px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.booking-header-block .sub-badge-title::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 15px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.booking-header-block .dot-white {
    color: var(--color-white);
}

/* 
   Form Twin-Column Grid Structure 
   Enforces sharp square structural layouts with pixel alignment 
*/
/* .booking-form-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 20px 24px;
    width: 100%;
} */

.form-field-group {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Grid Spanning Utilities */
.full-width-field {
    grid-column: span 2;
}

/* Input Fields Core Layout Elements */
.form-input {
    width: 100%;
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    /* Balanced dark field elevation fill background */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    padding: 16px 20px;
    outline: none;
    transition: border-color 0.25s, box-shadow 0.25s;
}

/* Input Placeholders Styling */
.form-input::placeholder {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
    font-weight: 300;
}

/* Interactive States */
.form-input:focus {
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 5px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.15);
}

/* Custom Text Area Box Properties */
.form-textarea {
    min-height: 140px;
    resize: vertical;
}

/* Custom Select Dropdown Box Adjustments */
.form-select {
    appearance: none;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    -moz-appearance: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='12' fill='white' class='bi bi-chevron-down' viewBox='0 0 16 16'><path fill-rule='evenodd' d='M1.646 4.646a.5.5 0 0 1 .708 0L8 10.293l5.646-5.647a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708l-6 6a.5.5 0 0 1-.708 0l-6-6a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708z'/></svg>");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: calc(100% - 20px) center;
    padding-right: 45px;
}

/* Date Field UI Adjustments */
.form-date-input {
    cursor: text;
}

/* --- CLIENT SIDE LIVE VALIDATION DEVIATIONS ERROR UI --- */
.form-field-group.error-active .form-input {
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    background-color: rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.02);
}

.field-error-msg {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 5px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
    display: none;
    /* Collapsed by default */
}

.form-field-group.error-active .field-error-msg {
    display: block;
    /* Spits alert string directly underneath target block layout */
}

/* Core Form Button Wrapper System Override */
.submit-booking-btn {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 16px 30px !important;
    /* Thick matching action banner row dimension proportions */
    font-size: var(--font-size-btn) !important;
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.2px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent) !important;
    color: var(--color-white) !important;
    border: 1px solid var(--color-accent) !important;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.submit-booking-btn hover {
    background-color: #d4002a !important;
    border-color: #d4002a !important;
}

.submit-booking-btn i {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    margin-right: 6px;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN SYSTEM OVERRIDES
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 768px) {

    /* Collapse side-by-side split grid inputs into single vertical row stacks on tablet lines */
    .booking-form-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .full-width-field {
        grid-column: span 1;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .form-input {
        padding: 14px 16px;
        font-size: 0.85rem;
    }
}

/* Master Site Footer Element Controls */
.main-site-footer {
    background-color: #050505;
    /* Unified baseline canvas color fill */
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    width: 100%;
    /* Strict padding mapping to your responsive structural tokens */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: 30px;
    /* Reduced to provide layout balance below header columns */
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* 4-Column Responsive Layout Matrix Grid */
.footer-top-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 0.7fr 0.7fr 1.3fr;
    /* Proportions perfectly mirror image_330661.png */
    gap: 40px 30px;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Brand Profile Column Layout Elements */
.footer-brand-col {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.footer-logo-block {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.footer-logo-img {
    width: 45px;
    height: 45px;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.logo-text-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.logo-brand-name {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-white);
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    line-height: 1.1;
}

.logo-brand-sub {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
}

.footer-brand-bio {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    max-width: 320px;
}

/* Flat Sharp Outline Social Media Squares */
.footer-socials-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
}

.footer-socials-row a {
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.footer-socials-row a:hover {
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    color: var(--color-white);
    background-color: var(--color-bg-light-red);
}

/* Navigation Columns Styling */
.footer-col-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h4);
    /* Maps directly to updated system variable scale tokens */
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: var(--color-white);
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-links-list {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
}

.footer-links-list a {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 300;
    transition: color 0.2s ease, padding-left 0.2s ease;
    display: inline-block;
}

.footer-links-list a:hover {
    color: var(--color-accent);
    padding-left: 4px;
    /* Tiny dynamic interactive indentation slide */
}

/* Contact Block Layout Links Column Specifics */
.footer-contact-list {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 16px;
}

.footer-contact-list li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 14px;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
    font-weight: 300;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.contact-icon {
    color: var(--color-accent);
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    margin-top: 3px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.phone-numbers-stack {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
}

.footer-contact-list a {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s;
}

.footer-contact-list a:hover {
    color: var(--color-white);
}

/* --- BOTTOM COPYRIGHT SEGMENT ROW --- */
.footer-bottom-row {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    padding-top: 25px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    width: 100%;
}

.copyright-text {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
    font-weight: 300;
}

.tagline-text {
    font-family: var(--font-serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}

/* --- FIXED FLOATING OVERLAY VIEWPORT CONTROL ACTIONS BUTTONS --- */
.fixed-floating-actions-box {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 30px;
    right: 30px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
    z-index: 999;
}

.floating-btn {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    border-radius: 50% !important;
    /* Explicit round action buttons override requested */
    box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275), background-color 0.2s;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.btn-phone {
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.btn-phone:hover {
    background-color: #d4002a;
}

.btn-whatsapp {
    background-color: #25d366;
    /* Standalone green WhatsApp brand tint */
}

.btn-whatsapp:hover {
    background-color: #1ebd58;
}

.floating-btn:hover {
    transform: scale(1.08) translateY(-2px);
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN GRID BREAKPOINTS CONTROLS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {

    /* Compress grid array layouts down into a two-by-two block column arrangement on tablets */
    .footer-top-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 40px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 650px) {

    /* Compress rows flat into a single uniform structural list stack on smartphones */
    .footer-top-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 35px;
    }

    .footer-brand-bio {
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    /* Stack metadata layout rules vertically across smartphone screen parameters */
    .footer-bottom-row {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 10px;
        padding-top: 20px;
    }

    .fixed-floating-actions-box {
        bottom: 20px;
        right: 20px;
    }

    .floating-btn {
        width: 44px;
        height: 44px;
        font-size: 1.05rem;
    }
}

/*---- About Us -----*/

/* ==========================================
   ABOUT PAGE - OUR STORY SECTION STYLES
   ========================================== */

.about-story-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    /* Inherits your crisp #050505 canvas */
    padding-top: 150px;
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Two Column Symmetrical Asymmetric Grid Alignment */
.about-grid-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
    /* Matches screen layout scale weights precisely */
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: center;
}

/* --- LEFT SIDE CONTENT MODULE --- */
.about-content-block {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.about-content-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 25px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.about-content-block .sub-badge-title::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 15px;
    height: 1.5px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.about-content-block .dot-white {
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-shadow: none;
}

.about-description-text {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-top: 30px;
    max-width: 520px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

/* --- RIGHT SIDE GRAPHIC VISUAL FRAME --- */
.about-graphic-block {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Soft ambient backing glow matching image_7f11d3.jpg profile illumination */
.logo-display-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 535px;
/*     background-color: #ffffff; */
    /* White canvas background verbatim from graphic crop */
/*     padding: 20px; */
/*     border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03); */
/*     box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.15); */
    /* Crimson shadow footprint glow style */
}

.about-badge-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
    display: block;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE LAYOUT CONSTRAINTS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .about-grid-container {
        gap: 40px;
    }

    .logo-display-wrapper {
        max-width: 380px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {

    .about-graphic-block {
        justify-content: center;
    }

    .about-grid-container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 50px;
    }

    .about-content-block {
        max-width: 650px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        width: 100%;
    }

    .about-graphic-block {
        order: -1;
        /* Flips placement positions on responsive tracks to display logo first */
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {

    .about-story-section {
        padding-top: 120px;
    }

    .logo-display-wrapper {
        padding: 15px;
    }

    .about-description-text {
        font-size: 0.88rem;
        margin-top: 20px;
    }
}

/* ==========================================
   ABOUT PAGE - MISSION & VISION MODULES
   ========================================== */

.about-mv-section {
    background-color: var(--odd-bg);
    /* Applies your newly declared odd sections variable background tone (#080808) verbatim */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
}

/* Master 50/50 Split Container Framework */
.mv-split-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    width: 100%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    /* Thin bounding outline frame visible in image_7f8276.png */
    background-color: #0c0c0c;
    /* Subtle contrasting background tone for internal card tiles */
}

/* Individual Content Blocks Symmetrical Partition */
.mv-card-item {
    padding: 65px 50px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Perfect vertical center division line separation */
.block-mission {
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}

.mv-card-inner {
    max-width: 460px;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Sub-badges Text Color Swaps */
.mv-card-inner .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.accent-red-label {
    color: var(--color-accent);
    /* Strict match to primary crimson #ff0033 */
}

.accent-gold-label {
    color: var(--color-gold);
    /* Strict match to primary branding gold #d4af37 */
}

/* Subsection Typography Styles */
.mv-main-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h3);
    /* Seamlessly uses your global root variable scale token */
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.mv-description-paragraph {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 992px) {

    /* Collapse split tracks into a stacked column alignment for tablet devices */
    .mv-split-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .block-mission {
        border-right: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
        /* Shift separator horizontally */
    }

    .mv-card-item {
        padding: 50px 35px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .mv-card-item {
        padding: 40px 20px;
    }

    .mv-description-paragraph {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
    }
}

/* ==========================================
   ABOUT PAGE - STANDARDS & TRUST STYLES
   ========================================== */

.about-standards-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    /* Flat #050505 canvas */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Centered Header Formatting */
.standards-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 55px;
}

.standards-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Symmetric 4-Column Layout Matrix Grid */
.standards-features-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Individual Feature Box Module Blueprint */
.standard-feature-card {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    /* Uniform surface overlay color for all cards */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    padding: 40px 30px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    /* Clean transition strictly prepared for interactive state triggers */
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
    cursor: pointer;
    position: relative;
}

/* Icon Elements Styling */
.standard-icon-box {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    height: 32px;
}

/* Typography Scales Mapping */
.standard-card-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h4);
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.standard-card-text {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    font-weight: 300;
}

/* ==========================================
   DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE HOVER CONTROLS
   ========================================== */

/* The box shadow and border activate ONLY on hover state triggers now */
.standard-feature-card:hover {
    background-color: #111111;
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 25px rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.25);
    /* Crimson glow effect on hover */
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN SYSTEM OVERRIDES
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .standards-features-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .standard-feature-card {
        padding: 35px 25px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .standards-features-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .standards-header-block {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
    }
}

/* ==========================================
   ABOUT PAGE - ARTIST SPOTLIGHT MODULE
   ========================================== */

.about-profile-section {
    background-color: var(--odd-bg);
    /* Sits on alternative #080808 canvas background pattern */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Master Asymmetric Layout Split Grid Configuration */
.profile-grid-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
    /* Custom split optimization matching image_7ffa37.jpg */
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: center;
}

/* --- LEFT SIDE PICTURE BOUNDS --- */
.profile-image-block {
    width: 100%;
}

.profile-portrait-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    max-height: 520px;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
}

/* --- RIGHT SIDE PARAGRAPHS MATRIX --- */
.profile-details-block {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.profile-details-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.profile-name-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h2);
    /* Seamless system typography tracking */
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.profile-bio-text {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

/* Flat Typography Blockquote Layout Style */
.profile-quote-block {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 300;
    border-left: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
    /* Crisp alignment border trace */
    padding-left: 20px;
    margin-top: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.1px;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN SYSTEM CONSTRAINTS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .profile-grid-container {
        gap: 40px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 992px) {

    /* Compress multi-column structural frames smoothly into a stacked layout grid tracker */
    .profile-grid-container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 45px;
    }

    .profile-image-block {
        max-width: 500px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .profile-details-block {
        max-width: 650px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        width: 100%;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {

    .profile-bio-text,
    .profile-quote-block {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
    }

    .profile-quote-block {
        padding-left: 15px;
    }
}

/* ==========================================
   ABOUT PAGE - STUDIO SPACES GALLERY GRID
   ========================================== */

.no-flex {
    display: block !important;
}

.about-gallery-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    /* Flat #050505 canvas background footprint */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Centered Header Layout Styles */
.gallery-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 55px;
}

.gallery-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Master 3-Column Proportional Grid Track */
.studio-spaces-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 25px;
    /* Clean gaps matching image_8008a5.jpg exactly */
    width: 100%;
}

/* Individual Card Structural Node 
   Enforces strict flat corners (zero border-radius) 
*/
.studio-gallery-card {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    /* Transparent baseline border to smoothly prevent structural shifts on active hover triggers */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.0);
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    cursor: pointer;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: border-color 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

/* Internal Visual Masking Layer Viewport */
.gallery-img-viewport {
    width: 100%;
    height: 380px;
    /* Perfectly balanced horizontal alignment height aspect ratio */
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

/* Hardware Accelerated Smooth Transition Engine */
.gallery-zoom-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transform: scale(1.001);
    /* Initial anti-aliasing pixel lock curve */
    transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
    will-change: transform;
}

/* ==========================================
   INTERACTIVE HOVER CONTROLS (ZOOM & BORDER)
   ========================================== */

/* 1. Triggers clean crimson outline border overlay ONLY on active element hover */
.studio-gallery-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--color-accent) !important;
    /* Strict match to primary #ff0033 variables */
}

/* 2. Triggers slow uniform cinematic depth scale zoom on image file assets */
.studio-gallery-card:hover .gallery-zoom-img {
    transform: scale(1.08);
    /* Proportional safe scale threshold */
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN SYSTEM OVERRIDES
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .studio-spaces-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .gallery-img-viewport {
        height: 320px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .studio-spaces-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .gallery-header-block {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .gallery-img-viewport {
        height: 280px;
        /* Optimized phone layout frame footprint scaling */
    }
}

/* ==========================================
   ABOUT PAGE - SAFETY & HYGIENE MODULE
   ========================================== */

.about-safety-section {
    background-color: var(--odd-bg);
    /* Sits on alternative #080808 background layout */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Centered Header Styles */
.safety-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 55px;
}

.safety-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* 3-Column Symmetrical Grid Framework */
.safety-matrix-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 28px;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}

/* Individual Step Box Cards Blueprint */
.safety-step-card {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    /* Elevation dark tone surface color */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    padding: 45px 35px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Gold Numerical Accent Typography */
.safety-step-number {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-gold);
    /* Strict color matching to #d4af37 */
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

/* Inner Text Layout Parameters */
.safety-card-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h4);
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.safety-card-text {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.86rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    font-weight: 300;
}

/* Centered Action Button Block Positioning */
.safety-action-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
}

.safety-cta-btn {
    padding: var(--btn-padding) 40px !important;
    font-size: var(--font-size-btn) !important;
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    background-color: var(--color-accent) !important;
    color: var(--color-white) !important;
    border: 1px solid var(--color-accent) !important;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.safety-cta-btn:hover {
    background-color: #d4002a !important;
    border-color: #d4002a !important;
}

.safety-cta-btn i {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    margin-left: 6px;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN BREAKPOINTS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 992px) {

    /* Step down column matrices dynamically to double rows on tablets */
    .safety-matrix-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 20px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 650px) {

    /* Compress down into a single item list vertical trace track on smart phones */
    .safety-matrix-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .safety-step-card {
        padding: 35px 25px;
    }

    .safety-cta-btn {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

/*---- Services ----*/

/* ==========================================
   SERVICES PAGE STYLE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
   ========================================== */

.services-page-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    /* #050505 canvas backdrop line */
    padding-top: 150px;
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Page Intro Top Context Header */
.services-main-header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 75px;
}

.services-main-header .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.services-header-desc {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-top: 15px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

/* Master Vertical Stack Framework */
.services-rows-stack {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 30px;
    /* Distinct visual spacing between service tracks */
    width: 100%;
}

/* Individual Service Flex Item Track */
.service-row-item {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Alternating Row-Reverse Structural Modifiers matching image_807615.png layout flow */
.row-reverse-layout {
    direction: ltr;
}

.row-reverse-layout .service-media-column {
    order: 2;
}

.row-reverse-layout .service-info-column {
    order: 1;
}

/* --- MEDIA DISPLAY COLUMN --- */
.service-media-column {
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
}

.service-display-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 440px;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
}

/* --- INFORMATION EXTRACT COLUMN --- */
.service-info-column {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.service-meta-badge {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.service-title-text {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: calc(var(--font-size-h2) * 0.85);
    /* Balanced display title typography scales */
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.service-sub-tagline {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

/* Structural Features Checklist */
.service-features-list {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    width: 100%;
}

.service-features-list li {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}

.feature-check-icon {
    color: var(--color-accent);
    /* Flat crimson #ff0033 checkmark tracks */
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.service-action-btn:hover i {
    transform: translateX(3px);
    /* Interactive arrow motion hint */
}

.mg-top {
    margin-top: var(--mg-top);
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN BREAKPOINTS CONTROLS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .service-row-item {
        gap: 40px;
    }

    .service-display-img {
        height: 380px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {

    /* Collapse alternating tracks perfectly into single rows on tablets and screens smaller */
    .services-rows-stack {
        gap: 60px;
    }

    .service-row-item {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 30px;
    }

    /* Reset structural overrides back into uniform grid stacks */
    .row-reverse-layout .service-media-column {
        order: initial;
    }

    .row-reverse-layout .service-info-column {
        order: initial;
    }

    .service-media-column {
        max-width: 650px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .service-info-column {
        max-width: 650px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        width: 100%;
    }

    .service-display-img {
        height: 340px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {

    .services-page-section {
        padding-top: 120px;
    }

    .services-main-header {
        margin-bottom: 45px;
    }

    .service-display-img {
        height: 260px;
    }

    .service-sub-tagline {
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .service-features-list {
        margin-bottom: 25px;
        gap: 12px;
    }

    .service-action-btn {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

/* ==========================================
   SERVICES PAGE - HONEST PRICING SECTION
   ========================================== */

.services-pricing-section {
    background-color: var(--odd-bg);
    /* Enforces the #080808 odd section background system rules */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
}

/* Centered Header Formatting Elements */
.pricing-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 50px;
}

.pricing-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.pricing-header-desc {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    font-weight: 300;
    max-width: 580px;
    margin: 22px auto 0 auto;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

/* Symmetrical 3-Column Layout Matrix Grid */
.pricing-matrix-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 25px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1060px;
    margin: 0 auto 50px auto;
}

/* Individual Tier Box Modules 
   Enforces strict flat corners (zero border-radius) matching image_80893a.png
*/
.pricing-tier-card {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    padding: 40px 20px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;
}

.tier-label-text {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

/* Primary Gold Focus Typography Scale Rules */
.tier-cost-display {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-gold);
    /* Strict match to primary branding gold #d4af37 */
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    line-height: 1.1;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.tier-scope-details {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
    font-weight: 300;
}

/* Bottom Action Flex Block Alignment */
.pricing-action-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN BREAKPOINTS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 900px) {

    /* Collapse pricing columns to a stacked row structure on tables and mobiles */
    .pricing-matrix-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
        max-width: 460px;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .pricing-tier-card {
        padding: 35px 20px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .pricing-header-block {
        margin-bottom: 35px;
    }

    .mobile-break {
        display: block;
    }

    .services-pricing-section .cta-btn-primary {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

/*--- Gallery ----*/

/* ==========================================
   SERVICES PAGE - PORTFOLIO MASONRY GALLERY
   ========================================== */

.services-portfolio-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    padding-top: 150px;
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

.odd-bg {
    background-color: var(--odd-bg);
}

.portfolio-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 55px;
}

.portfolio-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.portfolio-header-desc {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-top: 15px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}


.portfolio-masonry-wrapper {
    column-count: 4;
    column-gap: 20px;
    width: 100%;
}

.portfolio-item-tile {
    break-inside: avoid;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
    border-radius: 0;
}

.portfolio-item-tile img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
}

/* Pure interactive image scaling link on hover */
.portfolio-item-tile:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.04);
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN SYSTEM OVERRIDES
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {

    /* Step tracks down smoothly to a double row matrix system across tablet widths */
    .portfolio-masonry-wrapper {
        column-count: 2;
        column-gap: 16px;
    }

    .portfolio-item-tile {
        margin-bottom: 16px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .services-portfolio-section {
        padding-top: 120px;
    }

    .portfolio-masonry-wrapper {
        column-count: 1;
        column-gap: 0;
    }

    .portfolio-item-tile {
        margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .portfolio-header-block {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
    }
}

/*---- Blog ----*/

/* ==========================================
   JOURNAL PAGE - BLOG LISTING MODULE STYLES
   ========================================== */

.journal-listing-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    /* Sits perfectly on default #050505 canvas */
    padding-top: 150px;
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Centered Header Layout Customizations */
.journal-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 55px;
}

.journal-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Symmetrical 3-Column Product Matrix Track */
.journal-articles-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 30px;
    /* Delivers spatial breathing room exactly like image_257809.png */
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
}

/* Individual Content Container Module Blueprint */
.blog-post-card {
    background-color: #0b0b0b;
    /* Elevates card backgrounds cleanly */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 100%;
    border-radius: 0;
    /* Strict flat corners */
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Card Image Box Area */
.blog-card-media {
    width: 100%;
    height: 230px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
}

.blog-card-media img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}

.blog-post-card:hover .blog-card-media img {
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

/* Card Content Details Blueprint */
.blog-card-content {
    padding: 25px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-grow: 1;
}

/* Metadata Row Alignment */
.blog-meta-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.blog-category {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    /* Flat accent crimson #ff0033 */
}

.blog-read-time {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 5px;
}

/* Heading Scaling Configurations */
.blog-title-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.3;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.blog-title-heading a {
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.blog-title-heading a:hover {
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

/* Excerpt Descriptive Layout */
.blog-excerpt-text {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

/* Footer Section Grid Lock */
.blog-footer-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: auto;
    /* Pushes block cleanly to the base row line */
    padding-top: 15px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
}

.blog-date-txt {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}

.blog-read-more {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--color-gold);
    /* Direct match to primary branding gold #d4af37 */
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.blog-read-more i {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.blog-read-more:hover {
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.blog-read-more:hover i {
    transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* Bottom Action Placement Wrapper */
.journal-action-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN SYSTEM OVERRIDES
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .journal-articles-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 24px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .blog-card-media {
        height: 200px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 650px) {

    .journal-listing-section {
        padding-top: 120px;
    }

    .journal-articles-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 20px;
        max-width: 450px;
        margin: 0 auto 40px auto;
    }

    .journal-header-block {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
    }
}


/*---- contact ----*/


.contact-page-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg);
    padding-top: 150px;
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

.contact-main-header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
}

.contact-main-header .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.contact-header-desc {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-top: 15px;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

.contact-workspace-split {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 0.75fr;
    gap: 40px;
    width: 100%;
    align-items: start;
}

.contact-form-card {
    background-color: #080808;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    padding: 45px 40px;
    border-radius: 0;
}

.contact-block-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-white);
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.contact-block-subtitle {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
}

.form-grid-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.form-input-group {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
}

.studio-inquiry-form input[type="text"],
.studio-inquiry-form input[type="tel"],
.studio-inquiry-form input[type="email"],
.studio-inquiry-form input[type="date"],
.studio-inquiry-form select,
.studio-inquiry-form textarea {
    width: 100%;
    background-color: #0e0e0e;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    color: var(--color-white);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    outline: none;
    transition: border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.studio-inquiry-form textarea {
    resize: none;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.studio-inquiry-form input:focus,
.studio-inquiry-form select:focus,
.studio-inquiry-form textarea:focus {
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
}

.select-wrapper select {
    appearance: none;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.select-wrapper::after {
    content: '\f107';
    font-family: 'Font Awesome 6 Free';
    font-weight: 900;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    position: absolute;
    right: 16px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    pointer-events: none;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.form-submit-row {
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.form-submit-row .cta-btn-primary {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.form-submit-row .cta-btn-primary i {
    margin-right: 8px;
    font-size: 0.82em;
}

/* WhatsApp Inline Accent Frame Link */
.whatsapp-action-row {
    width: 100%;
}

.whatsapp-outline-btn {
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 14px 20px;
    background-color: transparent;
    border: 1px solid #00e676;
    /* Strict WhatsApp brand identity alignment border color */
    color: #00e676 !important;
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    text-decoration: none;
    border-radius: 0;
    transition: background-color 0.25s, color 0.25s;
}

.whatsapp-outline-btn:hover {
    background-color: #00e676;
    color: #050505 !important;
}

.whatsapp-outline-btn i {
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.contact-sidebar-stack {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 24px;
    width: 100%;
}

.sidebar-info-card {
    background-color: #080808;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
    padding: 30px 25px;
    border-radius: 0;
}

.sidebar-card-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-white);
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.info-contact-line {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.info-contact-line:last-of-type {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.info-icon-square {
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.06);
    /* Highly transparent accent shadow frame */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.15);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.info-text-block {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.info-text-block label {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.65rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
    margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.info-text-block a {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 400;
    transition: color 0.2s;
}

.info-text-block a:hover {
    color: var(--color-accent);
}

/* Hours schedules row alignments layout */
.hours-schedule-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.hours-schedule-row:last-of-type {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.hours-schedule-row .day-label {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
}

.hours-schedule-row .day-label i {
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}

.hours-schedule-row .time-value {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--color-white);
}

.hours-schedule-row .accent-gold {
    color: var(--color-gold) !important;
    /* Gold highlights matching brand parameters #d4af37 */
}

/* Follow social connections box grids */
.sidebar-social-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    width: 100%;
}

.sidebar-social-links a {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.sidebar-social-links a:hover {
    border-color: var(--color-accent);
    color: var(--color-accent);
    background-color: rgba(255, 0, 51, 0.02);
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN BREAKPOINTS CONTROLS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 992px) {

    .contact-workspace-split {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 30px;
    }

    .contact-form-card {
        padding: 35px 30px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {

    .contact-page-section {
        padding-top: 120px;
    }

    .form-grid-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 16px;
        margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    .studio-inquiry-form textarea {
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .contact-main-header {
        margin-bottom: 40px;
    }

    .contact-form-card {
        padding: 30px 20px;
    }

    .sidebar-info-card {
        padding: 25px 20px;
    }
}


/* ==========================================
   ABOUT PAGE - MEET OUR TEAM MODULE
   ========================================== */

.team-showcase-section {
    background-color: var(--color-bg); /* #050505 canvas backdrop alignment */
    padding-top: var(--section-pad-top);
    padding-bottom: var(--section-pad-bottom);
    width: 100%;
}

/* Centered Header Formatting matching image_9ff064.png */
.team-header-block {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 75px;
}

.team-header-block .sub-badge-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2.5px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Profiles Layout Matrix Stack matching image_9fefc3.jpg */
.team-profiles-stack {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 90px; /* Precise layout breathing room between member rows */
    width: 100%;
}

.team-profile-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.95fr 1.05fr; /* Replicates exact asymmetric ratio from image_9fefc3.jpg */
    gap: 65px;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
}

/* Alternating Row Configurations */
.team-profile-row.row-reverse-layout .team-media-column {
    order: 2;
}
.team-profile-row.row-reverse-layout .team-info-column {
    order: 1;
}

/* --- MEDIA PORTRAIT COLUMN --- */
.team-media-column {
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
}

.team-member-img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    max-height: 520px;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
	object-position: top center;
}

/* --- TEXT DETAILS COLUMN --- */
.team-info-column {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.member-meta-badge {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--color-accent); /* Flat crimson #ff0033 badge marker line */
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.member-name-heading {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: calc(var(--font-size-h2) * 0.9);
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.member-bio-text {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE DESIGN GRID BREAKPOINTS
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .team-profile-row {
        gap: 40px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    /* Collapse side-by-side matrices cleanly into stacked single grids on tablet viewports */
    .team-profiles-stack {
        gap: 65px;
    }

    .team-profile-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 30px;
    }

    /* Reset structural ordering for standard downstream block listing */
    .team-profile-row.row-reverse-layout .team-media-column {
        order: initial;
    }
    .team-profile-row.row-reverse-layout .team-info-column {
        order: initial;
    }

    .team-media-column,
    .team-info-column {
        max-width: 600px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        width: 100%;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .team-header-block {
        margin-bottom: 45px;
    }

    .member-bio-text {
        font-size: 0.88rem;
    }
}

/* ==========================================
   ABOUT PAGE - HERO SHOWCASE BANNER
   ========================================== */

.about-hero-banner {
    width: 100%;
    height: 82vh; 
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center; 
    background-color: #050505;
}

/* Dynamic Media Background Cover Engine */
.banner-bg-media {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
    z-index: 1;
}

/* Balanced Blackish Overlay Filter Mask */
.banner-dark-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.92) 30%, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.65) 70%, rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.85) 100%);
    z-index: 2;
}

/* Content Placement Framework */
.banner-content-container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3; 
    width: 100%;
}

.banner-text-wrapper {
    max-width: 720px;
    text-align: left;
}

/* Meta Badge Track Formatting Style */
.banner-meta-badge {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.banner-meta-badge .badge-line {
    color: var(--color-accent); 
    font-weight: 700;
}

.banner-meta-badge .badge-text {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    color: var(--color-accent);
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Master Display Heading Scale Metrics */
.banner-main-title {
    font-family: var(--font-heading);
    font-size: var(--font-size-h2);
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--color-white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

/* Context Body Copy Parameter Sets */
.banner-desc-text {
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
    font-weight: 300;
    letter-spacing: 0.3px;
}

/* ==========================================
   RESPONSIVE LAYOUT RESPONSIVENESS MATRIX
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 992px) {
    .banner-main-title {
        font-size: calc(var(--font-size-h1) * 0.95);
    }
    
    .banner-text-wrapper {
        max-width: 600px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .about-hero-banner {
        height: 75vh; /* Shifts height ratio safely on smaller portable display layouts */
    }

    .banner-dark-overlay {
        background: rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.82); /* Hardens single fill transparency on touch screen environments */
    }

    .banner-main-title {
        font-size: 2.2rem;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .banner-desc-text {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        line-height: 1.6;
    }
}

/* ==========================================
   DYNAMIC BOOKING FORM SYSTEM STYLING
   ========================================== */

/* Parent Wrapper Grid Constraints */
.booking-form-grid {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* 2-Column Responsive Layout Framework targeting Contact Form 7 structure */
.booking-form-grid .wpcf7-form {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 20px;
    width: 100%;
	font-family: var(--font-heading, sans-serif) !important;
}

/* Force unwanted default p containers generated by CF7 to drop out of layout calculation */
.booking-form-grid .wpcf7-form p {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    width: 100%;
    display: contents; 
}
.booking-form-grid .form-field-group {
    width: calc(50% - 10px);
    position: relative;
}

/* Forces text area fields to extend fully across the row track */
.booking-form-grid .full-width-field {
    width: 100% !important;
}

/* --- DYNAMIC FORM INPUT CONTROLS SYSTEM --- */
.booking-form-grid .form-input {
    width: 100%;
    background-color: #0e0e0e !important; /* Recessed dark surface value */
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) !important;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    font-family: var(--font-body, sans-serif);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    padding: 17px 18px !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important; /* Clean flat borders */
    outline: none;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    transition: border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.whatsapp-action-row {
    padding-top: 20px;
}

/* Text area explicit dimension adjustments */
.booking-form-grid .form-textarea {
    resize: none;
    height: 120px;
}

/* Focus interaction layer highlights primary crimson variable */
.booking-form-grid .form-input:focus {
    border-color: var(--color-accent, #ff0033) !important;
}

/* --- SELECT DROPDOWN FIX --- */
.booking-form-grid .select-custom-icon span {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
}

.booking-form-grid .form-select {
    appearance: none !important;
    -webkit-appearance: none !important;
    -moz-appearance: none !important; 
    cursor: pointer;
    padding-right: 40px !important;
}

/* Clean uniform custom icon matching image_a0d526.png */
/* .booking-form-grid .select-custom-icon span::after {
    content: '\f107';
    font-family: 'Font Awesome 6 Free';
    font-weight: 900;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    position: absolute;
    right: 18px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    pointer-events: none;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    z-index: 5;
} */

/* --- SUBMIT BUTTON WITH INTEGRATED PAPER PLANE ICON --- */
/* Target the paragraph wrapper containing the submit button to append the icon */
.booking-form-grid .wpcf7-form > p:last-of-type {
    position: relative;
    display: block !important;
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 10px;
}

/* Pure CSS Injection of the paper plane right inside the button bounds */
.booking-form-grid .wpcf7-form > p:last-of-type::before {
    content: '\f1d8'; /* FontAwesome Regular Paper Plane Glyph */
    font-family: 'Font Awesome 6 Free';
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    position: absolute;
    left: calc(53% - 75px); /* Centers relative to text string bounds dynamically */
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 10;
}

.booking-form-grid .wpcf7-submit {
    width: 100% !important;
    padding: var(--btn-padding, 16px 40px) !important;
    padding-left: 20px !important;
    font-size: var(--font-size-btn, 0.85rem) !important;
    font-family: var(--font-heading, sans-serif) !important;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px !important;
    background-color: var(--color-accent, #ff0033) !important;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    border: 1px solid var(--color-accent, #ff0033) !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background-color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
    text-align: center !important;
}

.booking-form-grid .wpcf7-submit:hover {
    background-color: #d4002a !important;
    border-color: #d4002a !important;
}

.booking-form-grid .wpcf7-spinner {
    position: absolute;
    margin: 0;
    bottom: 25px;
    right: 20px;
}

/* ==========================================
   MOBILE RESPONSIVENESS MATRIX OVERRIDES
   ========================================== */

@media (max-width: 650px) {
    .booking-form-grid .form-field-group {
        width: 100% !important;
    }
    
    .booking-form-grid .wpcf7-form {
        gap: 15px;
    }
    
    .booking-form-grid .wpcf7-form > p:last-of-type::before {
        left: calc(60% - 85px); 
    }
}