/* UAE Property Circle - website
   Layout: editorial, architectural. Dark "night skyline" bands alternate with cool porcelain-white reading
   sections; a thin gold horizon line (from the logo's arc) separates them. One committed look (not theme-switching). */
:root {
  --ink: #0b0c0e;
  --ink-2: #16181c;
  --ink-line: rgba(201, 162, 74, .22);
  --porcelain: #f4f6f5;
  --paper: #ffffff;
  --line: #dde3e1;
  --text: #15181a;
  --text-2: #5d6563;
  --on-ink: #efe9dc;
  --on-ink-2: #a9a69c;
  --gold: #c9a24a;
  --gold-light: #e6c77a;
  --teal: #0f8f97;
  --teal-deep: #0b5e66;

  --headline: "League Spartan", "Arial Black", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --heading: "Raleway", "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --sans: "Raleway", "Segoe UI", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;

  --step--1: .8125rem;
  --step-0: 1rem;
  --step-1: 1.1875rem;
  --step-2: 1.5rem;
  --step-3: clamp(1.75rem, 1.2rem + 2vw, 2.5rem);
  --step-4: clamp(2.4rem, 1.4rem + 4vw, 4.25rem);
  --step-5: clamp(2.9rem, 1.4rem + 6.4vw, 6.25rem);

  --gutter: clamp(16px, 4vw, 56px);
  --max: 1240px;
  --radius: 2px;
  color-scheme: light;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--porcelain); color: var(--text); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: var(--step-0); line-height: 1.7; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; }
img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--heading); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.12; margin: 0; text-wrap: balance; letter-spacing: -.01em; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; }
h1 { font-family: var(--headline); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: .01em; text-transform: uppercase; }
h1 em, h2 em, h3 em { font-style: normal; color: var(--gold); }
p { margin: 0; }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; }

.wrap { width: 100%; max-width: calc(var(--max) + var(--gutter) * 2); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }
.eyebrow { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: var(--step--1); letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 500; color: var(--teal-deep); }
.dark .eyebrow { color: var(--gold-light); }
.lede { font-size: var(--step-1); line-height: 1.6; color: var(--text-2); max-width: 60ch; }
.dark .lede { color: var(--on-ink-2); }
.horizon { height: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold) 20%, var(--gold) 80%, transparent); opacity: .7; }

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .6em; padding: .95em 1.6em; border-radius: var(--radius);
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .95rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; transition: background .2s, color .2s, border-color .2s, transform .15s;
}
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.btn-gold { background: var(--gold); color: #17130a; }
.btn-gold:hover { background: var(--gold-light); }
.btn-line { border-color: currentColor; color: var(--text); background: transparent; }
.btn-line:hover { background: var(--text); color: var(--porcelain); }
.dark .btn-line, .hero .btn-line, .page-hero .btn-line, .cta-band .btn-line { color: var(--on-ink); border-color: rgba(239, 233, 220, .5); background: rgba(11, 12, 14, .35); }
.dark .btn-line:hover, .hero .btn-line:hover, .page-hero .btn-line:hover, .cta-band .btn-line:hover { background: var(--on-ink); color: var(--ink); }
.link-arrow { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5em; font-size: .9rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold); padding-bottom: .25em; }
.link-arrow::after { content: "→"; transition: transform .2s; }
.link-arrow:hover::after { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* ---------- header ---------- */
.site-header { position: sticky; top: env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px); z-index: 30; background: rgba(11, 12, 14, .92); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); color: var(--on-ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink-line); }
.site-header .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px; min-height: 76px; }
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; text-decoration: none; margin-right: auto; }
.brand img { width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--ink-line); }
.brand span { display: grid; line-height: 1.15; }
.brand b { font-family: var(--heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap; }
@media (max-width: 420px) { .brand b { font-size: .86rem; letter-spacing: .02em; } .brand { gap: 10px; } .brand img { width: 40px; height: 40px; } }
.brand small { font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-light); }
.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; }
.nav a { text-decoration: none; font-size: .82rem; letter-spacing: .12em; white-space: nowrap; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--on-ink-2); padding-block: 6px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; }
.nav a:hover, .nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--on-ink); border-color: var(--gold); }
.nav .btn { padding: .7em 1.2em; font-size: .8rem; }
.nav .btn-gold, .nav .btn-gold:hover { color: #17130a; border-color: transparent; }
.menu-btn { display: none; background: none; border: 1px solid var(--ink-line); color: var(--on-ink); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 10px 12px; font: inherit; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; }

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero { position: relative; background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; }
.hero::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: radial-gradient(60% 75% at 72% 100%, rgba(15, 143, 151, .5), transparent 70%), radial-gradient(40% 50% at 15% 0%, rgba(201, 162, 74, .12), transparent 70%); }
.hero canvas { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; width: 100%; height: 62%; z-index: -1; }
/* hero photograph: darkened on the left so the headline stays readable */
.hero-img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 62% center; z-index: -3; }
.hero.has-img::before { z-index: -2; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11, 12, 14, .82) 0%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .55) 40%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .08) 72%, transparent 100%), linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(11, 12, 14, .7) 0%, transparent 28%); }
.hero.has-img canvas { display: none; }
.hero.has-img h1, .hero.has-img .lede, .hero.has-img .eyebrow { text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45); }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-img { object-position: 42% center; }
  .hero.has-img::before { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 12, 14, .5) 0%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .62) 55%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .85) 100%); }
}
.hero > .wrap { padding-block: clamp(72px, 12vw, 150px) clamp(150px, 22vw, 260px); display: grid; gap: 28px; }
.hero .eyebrow, .page-hero .eyebrow, .cta-band .eyebrow { color: var(--gold-light); }
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 1.2rem + 4.6vw, 4.6rem); max-width: 16ch; }
.hero .lede, .page-hero .lede, .cta-band .lede { color: #cfcabd; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin-top: 8px; }
.hero-strip { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink-line); background: rgba(11, 12, 14, .55); backdrop-filter: blur(6px); }
.hero-strip ul { list-style: none; margin-block: 0; padding-block: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.hero-strip li { padding: 18px 20px; font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--on-ink-2); border-left: 1px solid var(--ink-line); }
.hero-strip li:first-child { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
.hero-strip b { display: block; color: var(--gold-light); font-weight: 500; }

.page-hero { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); position: relative; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; }
.page-hero::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: radial-gradient(50% 90% at 90% 110%, rgba(15, 143, 151, .45), transparent 70%); }
.page-hero > .wrap { padding-block: clamp(64px, 9vw, 120px) clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px); display: grid; gap: 18px; }
.page-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 1.1rem + 3.4vw, 3.6rem); max-width: 22ch; }

/* ---------- sections ---------- */
.section { padding-block: clamp(64px, 9vw, 128px); }
.section.dark { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); }
.section.white { background: var(--paper); }
.section-head { display: grid; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px); max-width: 760px; }
.section-head h2 { font-size: var(--step-4); }
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr); gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 96px); align-items: start; }
.split > * { min-width: 0; }

/* statement */
.statement { font-family: var(--heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: var(--step-3); line-height: 1.3; max-width: 30ch; }
.statement em { color: var(--teal-deep); font-style: normal; }

/* pillars */
.pillars { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.pillar { padding: 28px 28px 8px 0; display: grid; gap: 10px; align-content: start; }
.pillar + .pillar { padding-left: 28px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.pillar h3 { font-size: var(--step-2); }
.pillar p { color: var(--text-2); }
.dark .pillars, .dark .pillar { border-color: var(--ink-line); }
.pillars.two, .stats.two { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.stats.two .stat:nth-child(3) { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
.dark .pillar p { color: var(--on-ink-2); }

/* services */
.services { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: var(--ink-line); border: 1px solid var(--ink-line); }
.service { background: var(--ink); padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px); display: grid; gap: 14px; align-content: start; text-decoration: none; transition: background .25s; }
.service:hover { background: var(--ink-2); }
.service .num { font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .8rem !important; color: var(--gold); font-size: var(--step-2); }
.service h3 { font-size: var(--step-3); }
.service p { color: var(--on-ink-2); max-width: 46ch; }
.service .link-arrow { margin-top: 10px; justify-self: start; color: var(--on-ink); }

/* project cards */
.filters { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.chip { font: inherit; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: .6em 1.1em; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); color: var(--text-2); border-radius: 999px; cursor: pointer; }
.chip[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--text); color: var(--porcelain); border-color: var(--text); }
.projects { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 28px); }
.project { background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--line); display: grid; grid-template-rows: auto 1fr; text-decoration: none; transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s; }
.project:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(11, 12, 14, .1); }
.project[hidden] { display: none; }
.project-body { padding: 22px 22px 24px; display: grid; gap: 10px; align-content: start; }
.project h3 { font-size: var(--step-2); }
.project .where { font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--teal-deep); }
.facts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 8px; margin-top: 8px; padding-top: 14px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: .85rem; }
.facts dt { color: var(--text-2); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.facts dd { margin: 2px 0 0; font-weight: 500; }
.btn-sm { padding: .7em 1.2em; font-size: .78rem; }
.card-cta { justify-self: start; align-self: end; margin-top: 6px; }
.project-body:has(.card-cta) { grid-template-rows: auto auto auto 1fr; }
.tag { justify-self: start; font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: .35em .7em; border: 1px solid var(--gold); color: #7b5f1d; background: #fbf5e6; }

/* art-directed image slot (photography to be supplied) */
.photo { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink-2); display: grid; align-items: end; }
.photo::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--photo-bg, radial-gradient(80% 70% at 70% 100%, rgba(15,143,151,.55), transparent 70%), linear-gradient(160deg, #1b2125, #0b0c0e)); }
.photo::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 8%; right: 8%; bottom: 22%; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold), transparent); opacity: .6; }
.photo figcaption { position: relative; padding: 12px 14px; font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.photo.tall { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
.photo.wide { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }

/* communities */
.areas { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.area { background: var(--paper); padding: 26px 22px 24px; display: grid; gap: 8px; align-content: start; text-decoration: none; min-height: 210px; transition: background .2s; }
.area:hover { background: #fafbfa; }
.area .coord { font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--text-2); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.area h3 { font-size: var(--step-2); }
.area p { color: var(--text-2); font-size: .95rem; }
.area-detail { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 8fr); gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 72px); padding-block: clamp(36px, 5vw, 56px); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); scroll-margin-top: 96px; }
.area-detail > * { min-width: 0; }
.area-detail h2 { font-size: var(--step-3); }
.area-detail ul { margin: 14px 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 6px; }
.area-detail li { display: flex; gap: 10px; color: var(--text-2); }
.area-detail li::before { content: ""; flex: none; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; margin-top: .65em; background: var(--gold); }
.area-detail .copy { display: grid; gap: 14px; }

/* process (the real sequence a purchase follows) */
.process { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr)); counter-reset: step; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink-line); }
.process li { counter-increment: step; padding: 22px 18px 0 0; display: grid; gap: 8px; align-content: start; position: relative; }
.process li::before { content: counter(step, decimal-leading-zero); font-family: var(--headline); font-weight: 700; font-size: var(--step-2); color: var(--gold); }
.process li::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: -4px; left: 0; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); }
.process h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; font-family: var(--heading); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0; }
.process p { font-size: .92rem; color: var(--on-ink-2); }
.process.four { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.process.five { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.section:not(.dark) .process { border-color: var(--line); }
.section:not(.dark) .process p { color: var(--text-2); }

/* founder */
.founder { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr); gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 96px); align-items: center; }
.founder > * { min-width: 0; }
.founder blockquote { margin: 0; font-family: var(--heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: var(--step-3); line-height: 1.25; }
.founder cite { display: block; margin-top: 18px; font-style: normal; font-size: .85rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-light); }

/* reviews placeholder */
.reviews { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 28px); }
.review { border: 1px dashed var(--line); padding: 26px; display: grid; gap: 12px; align-content: start; color: var(--text-2); background: var(--paper); }
.review .stars { color: var(--gold); letter-spacing: .2em; }

/* CTA band */
.cta-band { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); position: relative; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; }
.cta-band::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: radial-gradient(45% 120% at 100% 50%, rgba(15, 143, 151, .45), transparent 70%); }
.cta-band .wrap { padding-block: clamp(56px, 8vw, 104px); display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: 32px; align-items: end; }
.cta-band h2 { font-size: var(--step-4); max-width: 16ch; }
.cta-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; }

/* contact */
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.contact-card { background: var(--paper); padding: 30px 26px; display: grid; gap: 10px; align-content: start; }
.contact-card h3 { font-size: var(--step-2); }
.contact-card .value { font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 500; word-break: break-word; }
.contact-card a.value { text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold); justify-self: start; }
.note { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--text-2); }

/* footer */
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink-2); border-top: 1px solid var(--ink-line); }
.site-footer .wrap { padding-block: 56px 32px; display: grid; gap: 40px; }
.footer-top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 32px; }
.footer-top > * { min-width: 0; }
.footer-top h4 { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: .75rem; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-light); font-weight: 500; }
.footer-top ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.footer-top a { text-decoration: none; }
.footer-top a:hover { color: var(--on-ink); }
.footer-brand { display: grid; gap: 14px; max-width: 34ch; }
.footer-brand img { width: 72px; height: 72px; border-radius: 50%; }
.social { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; justify-self: start; text-decoration: none; color: var(--on-ink); font-size: .9rem; }
.social svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; color: var(--gold-light); }
.social:hover span { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.footer-legal { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; font-size: .78rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink-line); padding-top: 22px; }

/* key figures */
.stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.dark .stats { border-color: var(--ink-line); }
.stat { padding: 26px 22px 6px 0; display: grid; gap: 6px; align-content: start; }
.stat + .stat { padding-left: 22px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.dark .stat + .stat { border-color: var(--ink-line); }
.stat .v { font-family: var(--headline); font-weight: 700; font-size: var(--step-4); line-height: 1; color: var(--teal-deep); font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; }
.dark .stat .v { color: var(--gold-light); }
.stat .l { font-size: .92rem; color: var(--text-2); }
.dark .stat .l { color: var(--on-ink-2); }

/* who we work with */
.audience { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.aud { background: var(--paper); padding: 26px 22px; display: grid; gap: 10px; align-content: start; }
.aud h3 { font-size: var(--step-2); }
.aud p { color: var(--text-2); font-size: .95rem; }
.aud .eyebrow { font-size: .7rem; }
.specialism { margin-top: 1px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: 24px; align-items: center; background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px); border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.specialism h3 { font-size: var(--step-3); }
.specialism p { color: var(--on-ink-2); max-width: 60ch; }
.specialism .eyebrow { color: var(--gold-light); }

/* comparison table */
.table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); }
table.compare { width: 100%; min-width: 640px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: .95rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.compare th, .compare td { padding: 14px 16px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); white-space: nowrap; }
.compare thead th { font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-2); font-weight: 500; }
.compare tbody th { font-weight: 500; }
.compare .uae { background: #fbf5e6; font-weight: 500; }
.compare thead .uae { color: #7b5f1d; }
.source { margin-top: 12px; font-size: .8rem; color: var(--text-2); }
.dark .source { color: var(--on-ink-2); }

/* population chart (bars drawn to scale) */
.bars { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(10px, 2vw, 24px); align-items: end; height: 280px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold); padding-top: 28px; }
.bar { position: relative; height: calc(var(--v) / 8.8 * 100%); background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--teal), var(--teal-deep)); display: flex; justify-content: center; }
.bar.proj { background: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(15,143,151,.18) 0 6px, rgba(15,143,151,.06) 6px 12px); border: 1px dashed var(--teal); border-bottom: 0; }
.bar b { position: absolute; top: -26px; font-family: var(--headline); font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--on-ink); }
.bar-labels { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(10px, 2vw, 24px); margin-top: 10px; font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--on-ink-2); text-align: center; }
.legend { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px; margin-top: 14px; font-size: .8rem; color: var(--on-ink-2); }
.legend span { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.legend i { width: 14px; height: 10px; display: inline-block; background: var(--teal); }
.legend i.proj { background: transparent; border: 1px dashed var(--teal); }

/* golden visa routes */
.visas { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 28px); }
.visa { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); padding: 28px 24px; display: grid; gap: 12px; align-content: start; }
.visa .yrs { font-family: var(--headline); font-weight: 700; font-size: var(--step-4); line-height: 1; color: var(--teal-deep); }
.visa .yrs small { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-2); margin-left: 8px; }
.visa .thr { font-weight: 500; }
.visa ul, .ticks { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 6px; color: var(--text-2); font-size: .95rem; }
/* bullet as a positioned dot, so a line with bold words still reads as one sentence */
.visa li, .ticks li { position: relative; padding-left: 16px; }
.visa li::before, .ticks li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .65em; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); }
.dark .ticks { color: var(--on-ink-2); }

/* info cards (strategies, location types, risk) */
.cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(var(--cols, 3), minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 28px); }
.card { border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); padding: 28px 24px; display: grid; gap: 12px; align-content: start; }
.dark .card { background: var(--ink-2); border-color: var(--ink-line); }
.card h3 { font-size: var(--step-2); }
.card p { color: var(--text-2); }
.dark .card p { color: var(--on-ink-2); }
.card .meta { font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--teal-deep); }
.dark .card .meta { color: var(--gold-light); }
.card dl { margin: 6px 0 0; display: grid; gap: 4px; font-size: .9rem; }
.card dt { font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-2); margin-top: 6px; }
.dark .card dt { color: var(--on-ink-2); }
.card dd { margin: 0; }

/* development value cycle */
.cycle { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr)); position: relative; }
.cycle::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 18px; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal), var(--gold)); }
.cycle li { position: relative; padding-top: 40px; display: grid; gap: 6px; align-content: start; padding-right: 12px; }
.cycle li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 12px; left: 0; width: 13px; height: 13px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--porcelain); border: 2px solid var(--teal); }
.cycle li.entry::before { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(201, 162, 74, .2); }
.cycle b { font-family: var(--heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.3rem; }
.cycle span { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--text-2); }
.cycle .flag { font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #7b5f1d; }

/* testimonials + case study */
.quotes { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(16px, 2.4vw, 28px); }
.quote { margin: 0; padding: 28px 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--gold); display: grid; gap: 16px; align-content: space-between; }
.quote p { font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 500; font-size: 1.12rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.quote footer { font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-light); }
.section:not(.dark) .quote footer { color: var(--teal-deep); }
.case { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr); gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 72px); align-items: start; border: 1px solid var(--ink-line); padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 48px); }
.case > * { min-width: 0; }
.case h3 { font-size: var(--step-3); }
.case .stats { border-top: 0; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); row-gap: 8px; }
.case .stat:nth-child(3) { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }

.disclaimer { font-size: .78rem; color: var(--text-2); line-height: 1.6; max-width: 90ch; }
.dark .disclaimer { color: var(--on-ink-2); }

/* floating WhatsApp */
.wa-float { position: fixed; right: 18px; bottom: calc(18px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px)); z-index: 25; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; background: #1f9c55; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; padding: 12px 16px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .04em; box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0, 0, 0, .28); }
.wa-float svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; }

/* legal pages (privacy, terms) */
.legal { max-width: 820px; display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.legal h2 { font-size: var(--step-2); margin-top: 22px; }
.legal h3 { font-size: 1.05rem; margin-top: 6px; }
.legal p, .legal li { color: var(--text-2); }
.legal b { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }
.legal a { color: var(--teal-deep); }
.legal .ticks { gap: 8px; }
.updated-on { font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-2); }
.draft-note { background: #fdf6e6; border: 1px solid #ecd9a8; color: #5c4510 !important; padding: 12px 16px; font-size: .92rem; }
.footer-legal a { text-decoration: none; }
.footer-legal a:hover { color: var(--on-ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

.offers-empty { padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px); display: grid; gap: 14px; max-width: 760px; }
.offers-empty h3 { font-size: var(--step-3); }

/* WhatsApp group button */
.btn-wa { background: #1f9c55; color: #fff; }
.btn-wa:hover { background: #23b061; }

/* current offers */
.updated { font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-light); }
.offers { display: grid; gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px); }
.offer { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr); background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.offer:nth-child(even) .offer-photo { order: 2; }
.offer-photo { aspect-ratio: auto; min-height: 320px; height: 100%; }
.offer-photo img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.offer-body { padding: clamp(24px, 3.4vw, 44px); display: grid; gap: 14px; align-content: start; min-width: 0; }
.offer-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; }
.offer-rank { font-family: var(--headline); font-weight: 700; font-size: var(--step-3); line-height: 1; color: var(--gold); }
.offer .where { font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--teal-deep); }
.offer h3 { font-size: var(--step-3); }
.offer-summary { color: var(--text-2); max-width: 60ch; }
.facts.four { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); margin-top: 4px; }
.offer-plan { font-size: .92rem; color: var(--text-2); }
.offer-plan b { display: block; font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 500; color: var(--text-2); }
.offer-why { font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-2); margin-bottom: 8px; font-weight: 500; }
.offer-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 6px; }

/* Property Network join panel */
.join { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 96px); align-items: center; }
.join-copy { display: grid; gap: 18px; min-width: 0; }
.join-copy h2 { font-size: var(--step-4); }
.qr { margin: 0; display: grid; gap: 12px; justify-items: center; background: #fff; padding: 18px; border: 1px solid var(--gold); }
.qr img { width: 240px; height: 240px; }
.qr figcaption { font-size: .75rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }


/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .projects { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .areas { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .process { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); row-gap: 28px; }
  .process.four { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .process.five { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .audience, .stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .stat:nth-child(3) { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
  .cards { --cols: 2 !important; }
  .cycle { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); row-gap: 24px; }
  .cycle::before { display: none; }
  .footer-top { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .footer-brand { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}
/* nine menu items: compact spacing at every width (the header content is capped at 1240px) */
.site-header .wrap { gap: 18px; }
.brand { flex-shrink: 0; }
.nav { gap: 15px; }
.nav a { letter-spacing: .07em; font-size: .78rem; }
@media (max-width: 1340px) {
  .menu-btn { display: inline-block; }
  .nav { display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; background: var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink-line); padding: 8px var(--gutter) 20px; max-height: calc(100vh - 80px); overflow-y: auto; }
  .nav.open { display: flex; }
  .nav a { padding-block: 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink-line); }
  .nav .btn { margin-top: 14px; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .split, .founder, .area-detail { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .services, .pillars, .pillars.two, .reviews, .contact-grid, .quotes, .visas, .case { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .specialism { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .pillar, .pillar + .pillar { padding: 22px 0; border-left: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .hero-strip { position: relative; }
  .hero > .wrap { padding-bottom: clamp(120px, 30vw, 200px); }
  .hero-strip ul { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .hero-strip li { border-left: 0; padding: 16px 12px 16px 0; letter-spacing: .12em; }
  .cta-band .wrap { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: start; }
  .offer, .join { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .offer:nth-child(even) .offer-photo { order: 0; }
  .offer-photo { min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .qr { justify-self: start; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .projects, .areas, .audience { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .cards { --cols: 1 !important; }
  .cycle { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .bars { height: 220px; }
  .process, .process.four, .process.five { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .footer-top { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .wa-float span { display: none; }
  .facts.four { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); row-gap: 12px; }
  .qr img { width: 200px; height: 200px; }
  .brand small { letter-spacing: .2em; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { * { transition: none !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; } }


/* supplied photographs inside a .photo frame */
.photo.has-img::before, .photo.has-img::after { content: none; }
.photo.has-img img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 20%; }

/* page banner photographs */
.page-hero.has-img::before { z-index: -2; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11, 12, 14, .86) 0%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .6) 45%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .2) 80%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .1) 100%); }
.page-hero.has-img .hero-img { object-position: 50% 40%; }
.page-hero.has-img h1, .page-hero.has-img .lede, .page-hero.has-img .eyebrow { text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, .45); }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .page-hero.has-img::before { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 12, 14, .55) 0%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .7) 50%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .88) 100%); } }

/* banner photo set on the right (for photos with people in them) */
@media (min-width: 861px) {
  .page-hero.img-right .hero-img { left: auto; right: 0; width: 56%; object-position: 50% 30%; }
  .page-hero.img-right::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ink) 0%, var(--ink) 44%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .55) 54%, rgba(11, 12, 14, 0) 68%); }
  .page-hero.img-right .lede { max-width: 46ch; }
  .page-hero.img-right h1 { max-width: 18ch; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .page-hero.img-right::before, .page-hero.img-stack::before { content: none; }
  .page-hero.img-right .hero-img, .page-hero.img-stack .hero-img { position: relative; inset: auto; z-index: 0; display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; object-position: 60% 30%; }
}

/* contact banner: Chris sits on the right of the photo */
.page-hero.img-stack .hero-img { object-position: 70% 18%; }
@media (min-width: 861px) { .page-hero.img-stack .lede { max-width: 40ch; } .page-hero.img-stack h1 { max-width: 16ch; } }
.page-hero.img-darkleft .hero-img { object-position: 80% 40%; }
.page-hero.img-darkleft::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11, 12, 14, .75) 0%, rgba(11, 12, 14, .55) 40%, transparent 64%); }