/* --- CORE DESIGN ENGINE VARIATION --- */
        :root {
            --bg-primary: #9ED3DC;
            --accent-magenta: #D6336C;
            --highlight-amber: #F59E0B;
            --accent-teal: #0A7C6E;
            --ink-black: #050505;
            --sheet-white: #FFFFFF;
            --paper-texture: #EAE3D2;
            
            --font-display: 'Cinzel', serif;
            --font-editorial: 'Playfair Display', serif;
            --font-body: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
            
            --fine-ruled-line: 1px solid #050505;
            --architectural-border: 3px solid #050505;
            --transition-editorial: all 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
            --transition-snappy: all 0.3s ease;
        }

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

        body {
            background-color: var(--bg-primary);
            color: var(--ink-black);
            font-family: var(--font-body);
            overflow-x: hidden;
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
        }

        /* --- TYPOGRAPHY SPECIFICATION --- */
        h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, 
        .editorial-pullquote, .giant-num, .nav-link-item, .chapter-spine-title {
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            font-weight: 700;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            line-height: 0.95;
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
        }

        p {
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            font-weight: 300;
            color: rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.9);
        }

        .serif-italic-excerpt {
            font-family: var(--font-editorial);
            font-size: 1.35rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
            font-style: italic;
        }

        /* --- RESPONSIVE HEADER SYSTEM --- */
        header {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            z-index: 1000;
            height: 100px;
            padding: 2.5rem 4%;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            transition: var(--transition-editorial);
            background: transparent;
        }

        header.scrolled-editorial-state {
            background-color: var(--bg-primary);
            padding: 1.2rem 4%;
            border-bottom: var(--fine-ruled-line);
            border-color: var(--accent-teal);
        }

        .logo-container {
            font-size: 1.6rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            cursor: pointer;
            letter-spacing: -1px;
        }

        .logo-container span {
            color: var(--accent-magenta);
        }

        .center-editorial-links {
            display: flex;
            gap: 2.5rem;
        }

        .nav-link-item {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            cursor: pointer;
            position: relative;
            padding: 0.3rem 0;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
            transition: var(--transition-snappy);
        }

        .nav-link-item::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 0;
            height: 1.5px;
            background-color: var(--accent-magenta);
            transition: var(--transition-editorial);
        }

        .nav-link-item:hover::after, .nav-link-item.active-route::after {
            width: 100%;
        }

        .right-action-zone .btn-editorial-cta {
            background-color: var(--accent-magenta);
            color: var(--sheet-white);
            border: var(--fine-ruled-line);
            border-color: var(--accent-magenta);
            padding: 0.8rem 1.8rem;
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: var(--transition-snappy);
        }

        .right-action-zone .btn-editorial-cta:hover {
            background-color: transparent;
            color: var(--ink-black);
            border-color: var(--ink-black);
        }

        /* Responsive Mobile Toggle */
        .hamburger-menu-icon {
            display: none;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 6px;
            cursor: pointer;
            z-index: 1010;
            border: var(--fine-ruled-line);
            padding: 8px;
        }

        .hamburger-menu-icon span {
            width: 24px;
            height: 1.5px;
            background-color: var(--ink-black);
            transition: var(--transition-snappy);
        }

        /* --- SPA WORKSPACE SHEETS --- */
        .spa-editorial-sheet {
            display: none;
        }

        .spa-editorial-sheet.active-sheet {
            display: block;
        }

        /* ========================================================= */
        /* --- EDITORIAL COMPOSITIONS (HOME LAYOUT ENGINE) --------- */
        /* ========================================================= */

        /* SECTION 1: EDITORIAL COVER PAGE */
        .cover-page-hero {
            height: 100vh;
            position: relative;
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-end;
            padding: 6rem 4%;
            background-image:url('https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e3/72/4d/e3724d619b95685f7ec6a3c847014861.jpg');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }

        .cover-giant-title {
            position: absolute;
            top: 25%;
            left: 4%;
            width: 92%;
            font-size: 9.5vw;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
            pointer-events: none;
            white-space: nowrap;
        }

        .cover-floating-card {
            background: var(--sheet-white);
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            padding: 3.5rem;
            max-width: 550px;
            z-index: 5;
            position: relative;
            box-shadow: 20px 20px 0px rgba(5,5,5,0.15);
        }

        .vertical-page-tag {
            position: absolute;
            left: 2rem;
            top: 50%;
            transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(-90deg);
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.3em;
            opacity: 0.5;
        }

        /* SECTION 2: ARCHITECTURAL STRIP (HORIZONTAL DRIFT) */
        .architectural-strip-gallery {
            padding: 8rem 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            background-color: var(--bg-primary);
            border-bottom: var(--fine-ruled-line);
        }

        .strip-marquee-rail {
            display: flex;
            gap: 5rem;
            white-space: nowrap;
            animation: horizontalDriftMarquee 50s linear infinite;
        }

        @keyframes horizontalDriftMarquee {
            0% { transform: translateX(0); }
            100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
        }

        .strip-element-box {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 3rem;
        }

        .strip-element-box img {
            width: 480px;
            height: 320px;
            object-fit: cover;
            border: var(--architectural-border);
        }

        .strip-editorial-caption {
            white-space: normal;
            width: 280px;
        }

        /* SECTION 3: FOLDED PAPER LAYOUT */
        .folded-paper-section {
            background-color: var(--paper-texture);
            padding: 12rem 4%;
            border-bottom: var(--architectural-border);
            position: relative;
        }

        .folded-panels-container {
            display: flex;
            gap: 3rem;
            justify-content: center;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .folded-paper-panel {
            background: var(--sheet-white);
            border: var(--fine-ruled-line);
            padding: 3.5rem;
            width: 360px;
            box-shadow: 5px 15px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
            transition: var(--transition-editorial);
        }

        .folded-paper-panel:nth-child(1) { transform: rotate(-2deg); }
        .folded-paper-panel:nth-child(2) { transform: rotate(1.5deg) translateY(-1.5rem); }
        .folded-paper-panel:nth-child(3) { transform: rotate(-1deg) translateY(1rem); }

        .folded-paper-panel:hover {
            transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1.03) !important;
            z-index: 10;
        }

        /* SECTION 4: GIANT EDITORIAL NUMBERS */
        .giant-numbers-section {
            padding: 12rem 6%;
            background-color: var(--bg-primary);
        }

        .giant-number-row {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 5rem;
            margin-bottom: 12rem;
            position: relative;
        }

        .giant-number-row:nth-child(even) {
            flex-direction: row-reverse;
        }

        .giant-num-bg {
            font-size: 22vw;
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            font-weight: 900;
            color: transparent;
            -webkit-text-stroke: 2px rgba(5,5,5,0.12);
            line-height: 0.7;
            user-select: none;
        }

        .giant-number-content-block {
            max-width: 500px;
        }

        .giant-number-row img {
            width: 450px;
            height: 550px;
            object-fit: cover;
            border: var(--architectural-border);
        }

        /* SECTION 5: FLOATING BLUEPRINT CANVAS */
        .blueprint-canvas-section {
            background-color: var(--accent-teal);
            padding: 12rem 4%;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            color: var(--sheet-white);
        }

        .blueprint-schematic-underlay {
            position: absolute;
            top: 5%;
            right: 5%;
            width: 60%;
            opacity: 0.05;
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        .blueprint-pins-wrapper {
            display: flex;
            gap: 4rem;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            justify-content: center;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 5;
        }

        .blueprint-pinned-card {
            background: var(--sheet-white);
            color: var(--ink-black);
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            padding: 3rem;
            width: 350px;
            position: relative;
            box-shadow: 15px 15px 0px var(--ink-black);
            transition: var(--transition-editorial);
        }

        .blueprint-pinned-card::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: -20px;
            left: 50%;
            width: 2px;
            height: 20px;
            background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
        }

        .blueprint-pinned-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-0.8rem);
        }

        /* SECTION 6: VERTICAL MAGAZINE SPINE */
        .magazine-spine-section {
            display: flex;
            border-top: var(--architectural-border);
            border-bottom: var(--architectural-border);
        }

        .spine-left-column {
            width: 100px;
            background-color: var(--ink-black);
            color: var(--bg-primary);
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            position: relative;
        }

        .chapter-spine-title {
            transform: rotate(-90deg);
            white-space: nowrap;
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
        }

        .spine-right-content-stream {
            flex: 1;
            padding: 10rem 6%;
            background-color: var(--bg-primary);
        }

        /* SECTION 7: PROPERTY MOSAIC */
        .property-mosaic-section {
            padding: 12rem 4%;
            background-color: var(--bg-primary);
        }

        .mosaic-asymmetric-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
            gap: 3rem;
        }

        .mosaic-media-frame {
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            background-color: var(--sheet-white);
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .mosaic-media-frame img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            display: block;
        }

        .frame-span-7 { grid-column: span 7; height: 500px; }
        .frame-span-5 { grid-column: span 5; height: 500px; }
        .frame-span-4 { grid-column: span 4; height: 400px; }
        .frame-span-8 { grid-column: span 8; height: 400px; }

        /* SECTION 8: FLOATING NARRATIVE BLOCKS */
        .floating-narratives-section {
            background-color: var(--highlight-amber);
            padding: 14rem 4%;
            position: relative;
        }

        .narrative-overlap-card {
            background: var(--sheet-white);
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            padding: 4.5rem;
            max-width: 750px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 5;
            box-shadow: 25px 25px 0px var(--ink-black);
        }

        .narrative-peek-image {
            position: absolute;
            width: 320px;
            height: 400px;
            object-fit: cover;
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            top: -6rem;
            right: -10rem;
            z-index: 2;
        }

        /* SECTION 9: MORTGAGE JOURNEY SCROLL */
        .journey-scroll-section {
            background-color: var(--accent-magenta);
            padding: 12rem 4%;
            color: var(--sheet-white);
        }

        .journey-stepper-track {
            max-width: 900px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .journey-stepper-node {
            border-left: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
            padding-left: 4rem;
            padding-bottom: 7rem;
            position: relative;
        }

        .journey-stepper-node:last-child {
            border-left: none;
            padding-bottom: 0;
        }

        .journey-node-marker-shape {
            position: absolute;
            left: -16px;
            top: 0;
            width: 32px;
            height: 32px;
            background-color: var(--highlight-amber);
            border: 3px solid var(--sheet-white);
            border-radius: 50%;
        }

        /* SECTION 10: OFFSET EDITORIAL GALLERY */
        .offset-gallery-section {
            padding: 12rem 4%;
            position: relative;
        }

        .offset-gallery-item {
            margin-bottom: 15rem;
            position: relative;
        }

        .offset-img-anchor {
            margin-left: 35%;
            width: 60%;
            height: 480px;
            object-fit: cover;
            border: var(--architectural-border);
        }

        .offset-floating-caption-box {
            position: absolute;
            top: 20%;
            left: 5%;
            width: 35%;
            background-color: var(--sheet-white);
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            padding: 3rem;
            box-shadow: 15px 15px 0px var(--accent-teal);
        }

        /* SECTION 11: ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE (FOLDERS) */
        .archive-folders-section {
            background-color: var(--paper-texture);
            padding: 12rem 4%;
            border-top: var(--architectural-border);
        }

        .archive-folders-stack {
            max-width: 1000px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1.5rem;
        }

        .archive-folder-tab {
            background: var(--sheet-white);
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            padding: 2.5rem;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: var(--transition-editorial);
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .archive-folder-tab:hover {
            transform: translateX(1.5rem);
            background-color: var(--bg-primary);
        }

        /* SECTION 12: TESTIMONIALS WALL */
        .testimonials-wall-section {
            padding: 12rem 4%;
            background-color: var(--bg-primary);
            position: relative;
        }

        .wall-quote-card {
            max-width: 850px;
            margin: 0 auto 10rem auto;
            position: relative;
        }

        .wall-large-quote-mark {
            position: absolute;
            top: -4rem;
            left: -4rem;
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            font-size: 12rem;
            color: rgba(5,5,5,0.06);
            line-height: 1;
            user-select: none;
        }

        .wall-portrait-overlay {
            width: 140px;
            height: 190px;
            object-fit: cover;
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            float: left;
            margin-right: 3rem;
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        }

        /* SECTION 13: MORTGAGE COMPARISON CANVAS */
        .comparison-canvas-section {
            background-color: var(--highlight-amber);
            padding: 12rem 4%;
        }

        .canvas-organic-flex {
            display: flex;
            gap: 3rem;
            justify-content: center;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        .canvas-organic-card {
            background: var(--sheet-white);
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            padding: 3.5rem;
            width: 380px;
            box-shadow: 15px 15px 0px var(--ink-black);
            transition: var(--transition-editorial);
        }

        .canvas-organic-card:nth-child(even) {
            transform: translateY(3rem);
        }

        /* SECTION 14: RESOURCE LIBRARY INDEX */
        .resource-library-index-section {
            padding: 12rem 6%;
            background-color: var(--bg-primary);
        }

        .index-alphabetical-block {
            display: flex;
            border-bottom: var(--fine-ruled-line);
            padding: 3rem 0;
        }

        .index-marker-letter {
            width: 150px;
            font-size: 3.5rem;
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            color: var(--accent-magenta);
        }

        .index-links-sub-cluster {
            flex: 1;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1.5rem;
        }

        /* SECTION 15: FLOATING SUBSCRIPTION PANEL */
        .subscription-dock-section {
            background-color: var(--accent-magenta);
            padding: 12rem 4%;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .subscription-white-panel {
            background: var(--sheet-white);
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            max-width: 1200px;
            width: 100%;
            padding: 5rem;
            box-shadow: 30px 30px 0px var(--ink-black);
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 5rem;
        }

        .editorial-form-flow {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 1.5rem;
        }

        .editorial-form-flow input[type="email"] {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 1.2rem;
            border: var(--architectural-border);
            font-family: var(--font-body);
            font-size: 1rem;
            outline: none;
        }

        .btn-submit-editorial {
            background: var(--ink-black);
            color: var(--sheet-white);
            border: none;
            padding: 1.2rem;
            font-family: var(--font-display);
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: var(--transition-snappy);
        }

        .btn-submit-editorial:hover {
            background: var(--accent-teal);
        }

        .unsub-link-trigger {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            text-decoration: underline;
            cursor: pointer;
            opacity: 0.7;
        }

        /* --- LONG-FORM COMPLIANCE AND PROTECTION WORKSPACE --- */
        .legal-longform-workspace {
            max-width: 900px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 14rem 4% 8rem 4%;
        }

        .legal-longform-workspace h2 {
            font-size: 3.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
            border-bottom: var(--architectural-border);
            padding-bottom: 1rem;
        }

        .legal-block-node {
            margin-bottom: 4rem;
        }

        .legal-block-node h3 {
            font-size: 1.6rem;
            margin-bottom: 1rem;
            color: var(--accent-teal);
        }

        /* --- FOOTER SCHEMATIC --- */
        footer {
            background-color: var(--ink-black);
            color: var(--bg-primary);
            padding: 6rem 4%;
            border-top: var(--architectural-border);
        }

        .footer-grid-row {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: 4rem;
            margin-bottom: 5rem;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
            padding-bottom: 4rem;
        }

        .footer-column-block h4 {
            color: var(--sheet-white);
            margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
        }

        .footer-column-block ul {
            list-style: none;
        }

        .footer-column-block ul li {
            margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
            cursor: pointer;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            opacity: 0.8;
            transition: var(--transition-snappy);
        }

        .footer-column-block ul li:hover {
            color: var(--accent-magenta);
            opacity: 1;
        }

        .footer-bottom-baseline {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: 2rem;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }

        .social-icon-links i {
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            margin-left: 1.5rem;
            cursor: pointer;
            color: var(--sheet-white);
            transition: var(--transition-snappy);
        }

        .social-icon-links i:hover {
            color: var(--highlight-amber);
        }

        /* ========================================================= */
        /* --- RESPONSIVE LAYOUT ENGINE VARIATIONS ----------------- */
        /* ========================================================= */
        @media (max-width: 1200px) {
            .giant-number-row, .subscription-white-panel, .index-alphabetical-block {
                flex-direction: column !important;
                gap: 3rem;
            }
            .mosaic-asymmetric-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }
            .frame-span-7, .frame-span-5, .frame-span-4, .frame-span-8 {
                grid-column: span 12;
                height: 320px;
            }
            .offset-img-anchor {
                margin-left: 0;
                width: 100%;
                height: 350px;
            }
            .offset-floating-caption-box {
                position: relative;
                width: 100%;
                left: 0;
                top: 0;
                margin-top: 1.5rem;
            }
            .narrative-peek-image {
                position: relative;
                top: 0;
                right: 0;
                width: 100%;
                height: 300px;
                margin-top: 2rem;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .center-editorial-links, .right-action-zone {
                display: none;
            }
            .hamburger-menu-icon {
                display: flex;
            }
            
            .center-editorial-links.mobile-drawer-active {
                display: flex;
                flex-direction: column;
                position: absolute;
                top: 100%;
                left: 0;
                width: 100%;
                background-color: var(--bg-primary);
                padding: 2.5rem;
                border-bottom: var(--architectural-border);
                gap: 1.5rem;
                z-index: 1005;
            }
            .cover-giant-title { font-size: 14vw; top: 15%; }
            .cover-floating-card, .subscription-white-panel { padding: 2rem; }
        }