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img{max-width:100%;height:auto}.formNote{grid-column:1/-1;text-align:right;color:#777;font-size:8px;letter-spacing:.08em}@media(max-width:800px){body{overflow-x:hidden}.hero{min-height:620px}.heroSide,.counter{display:none}.heroText{top:24vh}.heroText>p{font-size:12px}.approach{padding:60px 24px;gap:35px}.values{gap:0}.cards article{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa}.title{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}.serviceGrid>div{padding:30px 0}.contactRow{gap:10px}.formNote{text-align:left}.innerHero{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}.projectHeroText{left:24px}.projectStory{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}.projectStats{padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}}
/* FINAL CINEMATIC MOTION */
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/* V7 — REFINED PREMIUM COMPOSITION */
.heroText{left:6vw;top:auto;bottom:9vh;max-width:980px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(72px,7.2vw,122px);line-height:.78;margin:18px 0 20px;max-width:900px}.heroText>p{max-width:420px;color:#e8e1d7}.heroSide{bottom:10vh}.bg{filter:brightness(.82) saturate(.94);transform:scale(1.045)}.shade{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#07090dba 0%,#080a0e38 48%,#07090d28 75%),linear-gradient(0deg,#090a0cd9 0%,transparent 48%)}
.approach{min-height:310px;padding-top:62px;padding-bottom:62px}.projects{padding-top:38px}.cards{gap:1px;background:#aaa}.cards article{background:#e8e4dc;border-right:0}.pic{height:460px}.cards h3{font-size:28px}.services{padding-top:95px}.aboutPic{filter:brightness(.88) saturate(.9)}
@media(min-width:1100px){.cards article:first-child{grid-column:span 1}.projects .title{padding-bottom:25px}.serviceGrid>div{min-height:240px}}
@media(max-width:800px){.heroText{left:24px;right:24px;bottom:8vh}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(58px,18vw,78px)}.bg{background-position:62% center}.pic{height:78vw}}

/* V8 refinement — typography, spacing and cinematic timing */
header{height:92px;padding:0 4.2vw;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(10,10,10,.78),rgba(10,10,10,.18) 70%,transparent)}
.wordmark{display:inline-flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;line-height:.92;letter-spacing:.015em}
.wordmark small{margin-top:7px;padding-left:.58em;letter-spacing:.58em;font-size:6px}
.heroText{left:6.2vw;bottom:10vh;max-width:820px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(66px,6.25vw,108px);line-height:.79;max-width:790px;margin:16px 0 18px}
.heroText>p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.72}.eyebrow{font-size:9px}.discover{margin-top:22px}
.bg{filter:brightness(.88) saturate(.96);transform:scale(1.035)}
.shade{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#07090da8 0%,#080a0e2e 48%,#07090d18 78%),linear-gradient(0deg,#090a0dce 0%,transparent 46%)}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:20vh;background:linear-gradient(0deg,#10100f 0%,rgba(16,16,15,.72) 20%,transparent 100%);opacity:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:3;transition:opacity .2s linear}
.hero.crossfade::after{opacity:1}
.heroText,.heroSide,.counter{z-index:4}.approach{position:relative;z-index:5;min-height:330px;padding:72px 7vw;gap:7vw}.approach h2{font-size:34px;line-height:1.06}.approach>p{max-width:520px}
.projects{padding-top:48px}.title{padding:0 5vw 24px}.cards{gap:1px}.pic{height:500px;transform:scale(1.01)}.cards article .pic{will-change:transform}.cards article.visible-card .pic{transform:scale(1)}.cards article{opacity:0;transform:translateY(32px);transition:opacity .85s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1),transform .85s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1),background .45s}.cards article.visible-card{opacity:1;transform:none}.cards article:nth-child(2){transition-delay:.1s}.cards article:nth-child(3){transition-delay:.2s}.cards article:hover .pic{transform:scale(1.028)}
.reveal{transform:translateY(38px);transition-duration:.95s}.aboutPic{filter:brightness(.92) saturate(.92)}
@media(max-width:800px){header{height:76px;padding:0 24px}.wordmark{font-size:21px}.wordmark small{font-size:5px}.heroText{bottom:9vh}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(52px,16vw,70px);line-height:.82}.bg{filter:brightness(.86) saturate(.95);transform:scale(1.04);background-position:64% center}.approach{padding:62px 24px}.pic{height:82vw}.cards article{opacity:1;transform:none}}

/* V10 — clean section boundaries / no partial beige project block */
main{position:relative;overflow:clip}
.approach,.projects,.services,.about,.contact{isolation:isolate}
.services{position:relative;z-index:6;overflow:hidden;background:#111}
.projects{position:relative;z-index:7;width:100%;max-width:none;overflow:hidden;contain:paint;background:#e8e4dc}
.projects::before{content:"";display:block;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:0;height:1px;background:#b8b0a4;z-index:4}
.projects .title,.projects .cards{position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%}
.cards{width:100%;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));overflow:hidden;background:#aaa}
.cards article{min-width:0;width:auto;opacity:1!important;transform:none!important;visibility:visible!important;background:#e8e4dc}
.cards article .pic{width:100%;opacity:1;transform:scale(1.01);transition:transform 1.05s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1),filter .8s}
.cards article.visible-card .pic{transform:scale(1)}
/* section reveal must never expose only part of the light project grid */
.projects.reveal{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}
.services.reveal{overflow:hidden}
@media(max-width:800px){main{overflow:hidden}.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}.projects{contain:none}.cards article .pic{transform:none}}

/* V11 — stable full-width section flow + restored cinematic push-in */
main{display:block;overflow:visible!important}
main>section{position:relative;width:100%;max-width:100%;clear:both;float:none}
.approach,.projects,.services,.about,.contact{isolation:auto;contain:none!important}
.approach.reveal,.projects.reveal,.services.reveal,.about.reveal,.contact.reveal{opacity:1!important;transform:none!important;transition:none!important}
.projects{display:block!important;width:100%!important;overflow:hidden!important;z-index:auto!important;background:#e8e4dc}
.projects .title,.projects .cards{width:100%!important;max-width:none!important}
.cards{display:grid!important;width:100%!important;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))!important}
.cards article{width:100%!important;min-width:0!important}
.services{display:block!important;width:100%!important;overflow:hidden!important;z-index:auto!important}
.about{display:grid!important;width:100%!important;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr!important;overflow:hidden!important;z-index:auto!important}
.aboutPic{background-attachment:scroll!important}
.contact{width:100%!important;overflow:hidden}
.hero{z-index:1}
.hero .bg{transform-origin:62% 48%;will-change:transform,filter}
.heroText{transform-origin:left center;will-change:transform,opacity}
@media(max-width:800px){.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr!important}.about{grid-template-columns:1fr!important}}

/* V12 — scroll zoom for villa imagery */
.cards article .pic,.portfolioPic,.projectHeroPic,.projectFull,.aboutPic{will-change:transform;background-size:cover;transform-origin:center center}
.cards article .pic{transition:none!important}
.portfolioPic{transform:scale(1.025)}
.projectHero{overflow:hidden}.projectHeroPic{transform:scale(1.045)}
.projectFull{transform:scale(1.025)}
.about{overflow:hidden}.aboutPic{transform:scale(1.02)}
@media(max-width:800px){.portfolioPic,.projectHeroPic,.projectFull,.aboutPic{transform:scale(1.015)}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.cards article .pic,.portfolioPic,.projectHeroPic,.projectFull,.aboutPic{transform:none!important}}

/* V13 — true project-card crops + independent in-frame scroll zoom */
.projects .cards article{overflow:hidden}
.projects .cards .pic{height:500px;background-size:cover!important;background-repeat:no-repeat!important;transform:scale(1);transform-origin:center center!important;will-change:transform;transition:none!important}
.projects .cards .p1{background-image:url('assets/project-01.jpg')!important;background-position:center center!important}
.projects .cards .p2{background-image:url('assets/project-02.jpg')!important;background-position:center center!important;filter:saturate(.88)}
.projects .cards .p3{background-image:url('assets/project-03.jpg')!important;background-position:50% 50%!important;filter:saturate(.88)}
@media(max-width:800px){.projects .cards .pic{height:82vw;transform:scale(1)}.projects .cards .p3{background-position:50% 50%!important}}

/* V14 — verified scroll-driven zoom: inline JS transform must win. */
.projects .cards article{overflow:hidden!important}
.projects .cards .pic{transform:scale(1);transition:none!important;will-change:transform;backface-visibility:hidden}
/* Wider, calmer frame so cards do not look pre-zoomed before scrolling. */
@media(min-width:801px){.projects .cards .pic{height:390px}}


/* V15 — reversible project zoom + crisp typography */
.heroText{transform-origin:left bottom;backface-visibility:visible;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
.heroText h1{transform:none!important;will-change:font-size;max-width:none}
.projects .cards article{transform:none!important;filter:none!important}
.projects .cards .pic{transform:scale(1);transform-origin:center center;transition:none!important;backface-visibility:hidden}
.cards small,.cards h3,.cards p{transform:none!important;filter:none!important;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}


/* V17 — crisp type + exact reversible project zoom */
.heroText{transform:none!important;will-change:opacity!important;backface-visibility:visible!important}
.heroText h1{transform:none!important;filter:none!important;backface-visibility:visible!important;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:geometricPrecision}
.projects .cards article,.projects .cards small,.projects .cards h3,.projects .cards p{transform:none!important;filter:none!important;backface-visibility:visible!important}
.projects .cards .pic{transform:scale(1);transition:none!important;will-change:transform;transform-origin:center center!important}
.projects .cards article:hover .pic{transition:none!important}


/* V18 — Selected Projects: scroll-linked camera push-in, matching reference */
.projects .cards article{overflow:hidden!important}
.projects .cards .pic{
  --project-scroll-scale:1;
  transform:scale(var(--project-scroll-scale))!important;
  transform-origin:center center!important;
  transition:none!important;
  will-change:transform;
}
.projects .cards article:hover .pic{transform:scale(var(--project-scroll-scale))!important}
.projects .cards .p1{background-position:50% 50%!important}
.projects .cards .p2{background-position:50% 50%!important}
.projects .cards .p3{background-position:50% 50%!important}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.projects .cards .pic{transform:scale(1)!important}}

/* FINAL — reference scroll crop. No transform-based card zoom. */
.projects .cards article{overflow:hidden!important;transform:none!important;filter:none!important}
.projects .cards .pic{
  transform:none!important;
  transition:none!important;
  will-change:background-size,background-position!important;
  background-repeat:no-repeat!important;
  background-position:var(--crop-x,50%) var(--crop-y,50%)!important;
  background-size:var(--crop-size,100%) auto!important;
}
.projects .cards .p1{--crop-x:50%;--crop-y:50%}
.projects .cards .p2{--crop-x:50%;--crop-y:50%}
.projects .cards .p3{--crop-x:50%;--crop-y:50%}
.projects .cards article:hover .pic{transform:none!important}
.cards small,.cards h3,.cards p{transform:none!important;filter:none!important;will-change:auto!important}
@media(max-width:800px){.projects .cards .pic{background-size:cover!important;will-change:auto!important}}

/* FINAL HOVER ONLY — scroll zoom removed */
.projects .cards .pic{
  --crop-size:100%!important;
  --crop-y:50%!important;
  background-size:cover!important;
  background-position:center center!important;
  transform:scale(1)!important;
  transform-origin:center center!important;
  transition:transform .65s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1)!important;
  will-change:transform!important;
}
.projects .cards article:hover .pic{transform:scale(1.025)!important}
@media(max-width:800px){.projects .cards article:hover .pic{transform:scale(1)!important}}

/* FINAL PROJECT IMAGE FIX — neutral crop, high-resolution assets, hover only */
.projects .cards article{overflow:hidden!important;transform:none!important;filter:none!important}
.projects .cards .pic{
  width:100%!important;
  height:clamp(220px,15.8vw,300px)!important;
  background-size:cover!important;
  background-position:center center!important;
  background-repeat:no-repeat!important;
  transform:scale(1)!important;
  transform-origin:center center!important;
  transition:transform .65s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)!important;
  will-change:transform!important;
  filter:none!important;
}
.projects .cards .p1{background-image:url('assets/project-01.jpg')!important}
.projects .cards .p2{background-image:url('assets/project-02.jpg')!important}
.projects .cards .p3{background-image:url('assets/project-03.jpg')!important}
@media (hover:hover) and (pointer:fine){.projects .cards article:hover .pic{transform:scale(1.02)!important}}
@media(max-width:800px){.projects .cards .pic{height:42vw!important;min-height:220px!important;will-change:auto!important}.projects .cards article:hover .pic{transform:scale(1)!important}}