:root {
    --cream: #F5EFE4;
    --cream2: #EDE3D2;
    --sand: #D4BC96;
    --sand2: #B89E78;
    --terracotta: #A85C38;
    --terracotta-light: #C47850;
    --brown: #5C3420;
    --brown-light: #7A4830;
    --ink: #1A1008;
    --ink2: #221408;
    --warm-white: #FBF8F2;
    --text-dark: #1A1008;
    --text-mid: #4A3020;
    --text-light: #7A5840;
    --gold: #C0962C;
}

*, *::before, *::after {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
    background: var(--cream);
    color: var(--text-dark);
    font-family: 'DM Sans',sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

/* NAV */
nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 500;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 24px 64px;
    transition: all .5s;
}

    nav.scrolled {
        background: rgba(251,248,242,.97);
        backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
        padding: 14px 64px;
        box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(92,52,32,.12);
    }

.nav-brand-name {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    color: #fff;
    transition: color .4s;
}

nav.scrolled .nav-brand-name {
    color: var(--ink);
}

.nav-brand-sub {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: .45em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
    margin-top: 3px;
    transition: color .4s;
}

nav.scrolled .nav-brand-sub {
    color: var(--text-light);
}

.nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 40px;
    list-style: none;
}

    .nav-links a {
        font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
        font-size: 9px;
        letter-spacing: .3em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(255,255,255,.8);
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color .3s;
    }

nav.scrolled .nav-links a {
    color: var(--text-mid);
}

.nav-links a:hover {
    color: var(--terracotta) !important;
}

.nav-cta {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--sand);
    padding: 11px 26px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all .3s;
}

nav.scrolled .nav-cta {
    background: var(--terracotta);
    color: #fff;
}

.nav-cta:hover {
    background: var(--brown) !important;
    color: #fff !important;
}

/* HERO */
.hero {
    height: 100vh;
    min-height: 680px;
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: url('https://images.pinsell.in/cheetuarch-pinsell-in/luxury-home-design-punjab-02.png');
    transform: scale(1.06);
    animation: slowZoom 18s ease-out forwards;
}

@keyframes slowZoom {
    to {
        transform: scale(1.0);
    }
}

.hero-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(105deg,rgba(15,8,4,.82) 0%,rgba(20,10,5,.5) 55%,rgba(20,10,5,.15) 100%);
}

.hero-side-line {
    position: absolute;
    left: 64px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 1px;
    height: 180px;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent,rgba(192,150,44,.65),transparent);
}

.hero-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 0 64px;
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-left: 64px;
}

.hero-eyebrow {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    animation: slideRight 1s ease .3s both;
}

@keyframes slideRight {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateX(-20px);
    }

    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateX(0);
    }
}

.hero-eyebrow-line {
    width: 44px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--gold);
}

.hero-eyebrow-text {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .5em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--gold);
}

.hero-h1 {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-size: clamp(48px,7.5vw,96px);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.02;
    color: var(--warm-white);
    margin-top: 64px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    letter-spacing: -.01em;
    animation: fadeUp 1.1s ease .5s both;
}

@keyframes fadeUp {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(32px);
    }

    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

.hero-h1 .italic {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--sand);
}

.hero-p {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.85;
    color: rgba(245,239,228,.82);
    max-width: 440px;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
    animation: fadeUp 1.1s ease .7s both;
}

.hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: center;
    animation: fadeUp 1.1s ease .9s both;
}

.btn-warm {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .38em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--sand);
    padding: 16px 40px;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all .3s;
    display: inline-block;
}

    .btn-warm:hover {
        background: var(--warm-white);
        transform: translateY(-2px);
        box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
    }

.btn-outline-warm {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .38em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: all .3s;
}

    .btn-outline-warm:hover {
        color: var(--sand);
        border-color: var(--sand);
        gap: 18px;
    }

.hero-strip {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 3;
    display: flex;
    background: rgba(15,8,4,.78);
    backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(192,150,44,.18);
}

.hero-strip-item {
    flex: 1;
    padding: 22px 32px;
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(192,150,44,.13);
}

    .hero-strip-item:last-child {
        border-right: none;
    }

.strip-num {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--sand);
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.strip-label {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: .38em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(245,239,228,.5);
}

/* SECTION TAG */
.section-tag {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .5em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--terracotta);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

    .section-tag::before {
        content: '';
        width: 28px;
        height: 1px;
        background: currentColor;
    }

/* LOCAL AUTHORITY */
.local-authority {
    background: var(--ink2);
    padding: 100px 64px;
}

    .local-authority h2 {
        font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-size: clamp(32px,3.5vw,50px);
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 1.15;
        color: var(--cream);
        margin-bottom: 28px;
        max-width: 700px;
    }

    .local-authority > p {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.9;
        color: rgba(237,227,210,.78);
        max-width: 720px;
        margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

.authority-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr);
    gap: 2px;
    margin-top: 60px;
}

    .authority-grid > div {
        background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
        padding: 36px 28px;
        border-top: 2px solid var(--terracotta);
        transition: background .3s;
    }

        .authority-grid > div:hover {
            background: rgba(255,255,255,.07);
        }

    .authority-grid h3 {
        font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
        font-size: 18px;
        font-weight: 400;
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--sand);
        margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .authority-grid p {
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 1.8;
        color: rgba(237,227,210,.72);
        margin: 0;
    }

/* ABOUT */
.aspire {
    background: var(--ink);
    padding: 120px 64px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.aspire-bg-text {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(80px,14vw,200px);
    font-weight: 700;
    color: rgba(192,150,44,.04);
    white-space: nowrap;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.aspire-inner {
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
}

.aspire-title {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-size: clamp(34px,3.5vw,52px);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--cream);
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

    .aspire-title em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--sand2);
    }

.aspire-text {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.95;
    color: rgba(237,227,210,.78);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

    .aspire-text strong {
        color: var(--sand);
        font-weight: 400;
    }

.aspire-img-stack {
    position: relative;
    height: 500px;
}

.aspire-img-main {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 82%;
    height: 380px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

    .aspire-img-main img, .aspire-img-accent img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
    }

.aspire-img-accent {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 56%;
    height: 240px;
    border: 5px solid var(--ink);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.aspire-badge {
    position: absolute;
    top: 48%;
    right: -20px;
    width: 92px;
    height: 92px;
    background: var(--terracotta);
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    z-index: 2;
}

.aspire-badge-num {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #fff;
    line-height: 1;
}

.aspire-badge-text {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 6.5px;
    letter-spacing: .15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.8);
    margin-top: 4px;
}

/* JOURNEY */
.journey {
    background: var(--warm-white);
    padding: 120px 64px;
}

.journey-header {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 0 auto 90px;
}

.journey-title {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-size: clamp(34px,4vw,52px);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--ink);
}

    .journey-title em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--terracotta);
    }

.journey-subtitle {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: var(--text-mid);
    margin-top: 18px;
}

.journey-steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr);
    gap: 0;
    position: relative;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

    .journey-steps::before {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 47px;
        left: 12.5%;
        right: 12.5%;
        height: 1px;
        background: linear-gradient(to right,transparent,var(--sand2),var(--sand2),transparent);
    }

.journey-step {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0 18px;
}

.step-circle {
    width: 94px;
    height: 94px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--cream2);
    border: 1px solid var(--sand);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin: 0 auto 24px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    transition: all .4s;
}

.journey-step:hover .step-circle {
    background: var(--terracotta);
    border-color: var(--terracotta);
    transform: scale(1.1);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(168,92,56,.3);
}

.step-svg {
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    stroke: var(--terracotta);
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 1.5;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
    transition: stroke .4s;
}

.journey-step:hover .step-svg {
    stroke: #fff;
}

.step-title {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.step-text {
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: var(--text-mid);
}

/* TEAM */
.team {
    background: var(--cream2);
    padding: 120px 64px;
}

.team-header {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: 72px;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

.team-title {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-size: clamp(32px,3.5vw,50px);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.12;
    color: var(--ink);
}

    .team-title em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--terracotta);
    }

.team-header-right {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.9;
    color: var(--text-mid);
}

.team-cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.team-card {
    background: var(--warm-white);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: box-shadow .4s;
}

    .team-card:hover {
        box-shadow: 0 24px 80px rgba(92,52,32,.18);
    }

.sc {
    background-image: url('https://images.pinsell.in/cheetuarch-pinsell-in/Scheetu.jpeg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position-x: center;
}
.mc {
    background-image: url('https://images.pinsell.in/cheetuarch-pinsell-in/manik.jpeg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position-x: center;
}
.team-photo-initials {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 80px;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: rgba(251,248,242,.22);
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.team-card-body {
    padding: 36px 32px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}

.team-card-tag {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: .45em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--terracotta);
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.team-card-name {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.team-card-divider {
    width: 28px;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--sand2);
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.team-card-text {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.85;
    color: var(--text-mid);
}

.team-card-qual {
    margin-top: 20px;
    padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--cream2);
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: .15em;
    color: var(--text-light);
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* SERVICES */
.services {
    background: var(--warm-white);
    padding: 120px 64px;
}

.services-inner {
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.services-header {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: 64px;
}

.services-title {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-size: clamp(32px,3.5vw,50px);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.12;
    color: var(--ink);
}

    .services-title em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--terracotta);
    }

.services-header > p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.9;
    color: var(--text-mid);
}

.services-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 2px;
}

.service-card {
    background: var(--cream);
    padding: 44px 36px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: default;
    transition: background .4s;
}

    .service-card:hover {
        background: var(--ink2);
    }

.service-icon-wrap {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

    .service-icon-wrap svg {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        stroke: var(--terracotta);
        fill: none;
        stroke-width: 1.4;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round;
        transition: stroke .4s;
    }

.service-card:hover .service-icon-wrap svg {
    stroke: var(--sand);
}

.service-card-num {
    position: absolute;
    top: 28px;
    right: 32px;
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 52px;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: rgba(92,52,32,.07);
    line-height: 1;
    transition: color .4s;
}

.service-card:hover .service-card-num {
    color: rgba(192,150,44,.08);
}

.service-card-name {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 19px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    transition: color .4s;
}

.service-card:hover .service-card-name {
    color: var(--sand);
}

.service-card-text {
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.85;
    color: var(--text-mid);
    transition: color .4s;
}

.service-card:hover .service-card-text {
    color: rgba(237,227,210,.68);
}

.service-card-line {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: 2px;
    width: 0;
    background: var(--terracotta);
    transition: width .4s ease;
}

.service-card:hover .service-card-line {
    width: 100%;
}

/* VASTU */
.vastu-section {
    background: var(--cream2);
    padding: 100px 64px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
}

    .vastu-section h2 {
        font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-size: clamp(30px,3.2vw,46px);
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 1.18;
        color: var(--ink);
        margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .vastu-section p {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.9;
        color: var(--text-mid);
        margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

.vastu-image {
    height: 440px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

    .vastu-image img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
    }

/* KOTHI */
.kothi-designs {
    background: var(--ink2);
    padding: 100px 64px;
}

    .kothi-designs h2 {
        font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-size: clamp(30px,3.2vw,46px);
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 1.18;
        color: var(--cream);
        margin-bottom: 24px;
        max-width: 640px;
    }

    .kothi-designs p {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.9;
        color: rgba(237,227,210,.78);
        max-width: 680px;
        margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

.kothi-list {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 0;
    margin-top: 44px;
    list-style: none;
}

    .kothi-list li {
        padding: 22px 28px;
        border: 1px solid rgba(192,150,44,.13);
        font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
        font-size: 10px;
        letter-spacing: .2em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: var(--sand2);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 14px;
        transition: background .3s;
    }

        .kothi-list li:hover {
            background: rgba(192,150,44,.06);
        }

        .kothi-list li svg {
            width: 16px;
            height: 16px;
            stroke: var(--terracotta);
            fill: none;
            stroke-width: 1.5;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }

/* CASE STUDY */
.case-study {
    background: var(--terracotta);
    padding: 80px 64px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
}

    .case-study .section-tag {
        color: rgba(251,248,242,.75);
    }

    .case-study h2 {
        font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-size: clamp(28px,3vw,42px);
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 1.2;
        color: #fff;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .case-study p {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.9;
        color: rgba(251,248,242,.88);
        margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

.case-specs {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    margin-top: 8px;
}

    .case-specs li {
        font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
        font-size: 10px;
        letter-spacing: .2em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(251,248,242,.9);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 14px;
        padding: 14px 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(251,248,242,.15);
    }

        .case-specs li svg {
            width: 14px;
            height: 14px;
            stroke: rgba(251,248,242,.6);
            fill: none;
            stroke-width: 1.5;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }

.case-study-img {
    height: 380px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

    .case-study-img img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
    }

/* DREAM */
.dream {
    position: relative;
    height: 75vh;
    min-height: 520px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.dream-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: url('https://images.pinsell.in/cheetuarch-pinsell-in/modern-kothi-front-elevation-malout-88.jpeg') center/cover no-repeat;
    transform: scale(1.04);
}

.dream-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(15,8,4,.9) 0%,rgba(15,8,4,.55) 60%,rgba(15,8,4,.12) 100%);
}

.dream-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 0 64px;
    max-width: 600px;
}

.dream-quote {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-size: clamp(26px,4vw,50px);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--cream);
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

    .dream-quote span {
        color: var(--sand);
    }

.dream-attr {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .45em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(245,239,228,.55);
}

.dream-cta {
    margin-top: 44px;
}

/* PORTFOLIO */
.portfolio {
    background: var(--cream2);
    padding: 120px 64px;
}

.portfolio-inner {
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.portfolio-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    margin-bottom: 52px;
}

.portfolio-title {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-size: clamp(32px,3.5vw,50px);
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--ink);
}

    .portfolio-title em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--terracotta);
    }

.portfolio-link {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .35em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--terracotta);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--terracotta);
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    transition: all .3s;
}

    .portfolio-link:hover {
        color: var(--brown);
        border-color: var(--brown);
    }

.portfolio-mosaic {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: 280px 280px;
    gap: 6px;
}

.mosaic-item {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--sand);
    cursor: pointer;
}

    .mosaic-item.tall {
        grid-row: 1/3;
    }

.mosaic-item-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    transition: transform .7s ease;
}

.mosaic-item:hover .mosaic-item-bg {
    transform: scale(1.08);
}

.mosaic-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to top,rgba(15,8,4,.85) 0%,transparent 55%);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .4s;
}

.mosaic-item:hover .mosaic-overlay {
    opacity: 1;
}

.mosaic-label {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    padding: 22px 26px;
    transform: translateY(6px);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: all .4s;
}

.mosaic-item:hover .mosaic-label {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 1;
}

.mosaic-label-name {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: var(--cream);
}

.mosaic-label-type {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: .38em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--sand2);
    margin-top: 4px;
}

/* TESTIMONIAL */
.testimonial {
    background: var(--ink2);
    padding: 110px 64px;
    text-align: center;
}

.testimonial-quote {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-size: clamp(19px,2.4vw,28px);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--cream);
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 820px;
    margin: 0 auto 36px;
    position: relative;
}

    .testimonial-quote::before {
        content: '\201C';
        font-size: 110px;
        font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
        color: rgba(192,150,44,.12);
        position: absolute;
        top: -36px;
        left: -16px;
        line-height: 1;
    }

.testimonial-name {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .45em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--terracotta-light);
}

.testimonial-dots {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-top: 36px;
}

    .testimonial-dots span {
        width: 6px;
        height: 6px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: rgba(192,150,44,.3);
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background .3s;
    }

        .testimonial-dots span.active {
            background: var(--gold);
        }

/* CONTACT */
.contact {
    background: var(--warm-white);
    padding: 120px 64px;
}

.contact-inner {
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 90px;
    align-items: start;
}

.contact-title {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-optical-sizing: auto;
    font-size: clamp(32px,3.5vw,50px);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.15;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

    .contact-title em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--terracotta);
    }

.contact-desc {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.9;
    color: var(--text-mid);
    margin-bottom: 48px;
}

.contact-infos {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 24px;
}

.contact-info-item {
    display: flex;
    gap: 18px;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.contact-info-icon {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    background: var(--cream2);
    border: 1px solid var(--sand);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: background .3s;
}

    .contact-info-icon svg {
        width: 18px;
        height: 18px;
        stroke: var(--terracotta);
        fill: none;
        stroke-width: 1.5;
        stroke-linecap: round;
        stroke-linejoin: round;
        transition: stroke .4s;
    }

.contact-info-item:hover .contact-info-icon {
    background: var(--terracotta);
}

    .contact-info-item:hover .contact-info-icon svg {
        stroke: #fff;
    }

.contact-info-label {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: .42em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-light);
    margin-bottom: 5px;
}

.contact-info-val {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--text-dark);
}

.contact-form {
    background: var(--cream);
    padding: 48px 44px;
    border-top: 3px solid var(--terracotta);
}

.form-title {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 32px;
}

    .form-title em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--terracotta);
    }

.form-group {
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.form-label {
    display: block;
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: .42em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-light);
    margin-bottom: 9px;
}

.form-control {
    width: 100%;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sand2);
    padding: 10px 0;
    font-family: 'DM Sans',sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--ink);
    outline: none;
    transition: border-color .3s;
}

    .form-control:focus {
        border-color: var(--terracotta);
    }

    .form-control::placeholder {
        color: rgba(122,88,64,.4);
    }

textarea.form-control {
    resize: none;
    height: 78px;
}

.form-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 20px;
}

.form-submit {
    width: 100%;
    background: var(--terracotta);
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    padding: 17px;
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .4em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    margin-top: 10px;
    transition: all .3s;
}

    .form-submit:hover {
        background: var(--brown);
        transform: translateY(-2px);
        box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(92,52,32,.28);
    }

/* FAQ + FOOTER */
footer {
    background: var(--ink);
    padding: 80px 64px 40px;
}

.footer-top {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 70px;
    padding-bottom: 56px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(192,150,44,.14);
    margin-bottom: 36px;
}

.footer-brand-name {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 19px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    color: var(--cream);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.footer-brand-sub {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: .45em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-light);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.footer-tagline {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-style: italic;
    color: rgba(237,227,210,.5);
    line-height: 1.7;
}

.footer-col-title {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .45em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--sand2);
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.footer-col-links {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 13px;
}

    .footer-col-links a {
        font-size: 14px;
        color: rgba(237,227,210,.55);
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color .3s;
    }

        .footer-col-links a:hover {
            color: var(--sand);
        }

.faq-inner {
    padding: 56px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(192,150,44,.1);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(192,150,44,.1);
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

    .faq-inner h2 {
        font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
        font-optical-sizing: auto;
        font-size: clamp(26px,2.8vw,38px);
        font-weight: 400;
        color: var(--cream);
        margin-bottom: 44px;
        text-align: center;
    }

.faq-item {
    max-width: 860px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 24px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(192,150,44,.1);
}

    .faq-item h3 {
        font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
        font-size: 17px;
        font-weight: 400;
        color: var(--sand);
        margin-bottom: 8px;
    }

    .faq-item p {
        font-size: 14px;
        line-height: 1.85;
        color: rgba(237,227,210,.68);
    }

.footer-bottom {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
}

.footer-copy {
    font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: .2em;
    color: rgba(237,227,210,.3);
}

.footer-social {
    display: flex;
    gap: 22px;
}

    .footer-social a {
        font-family: 'Cinzel',serif;
        font-size: 9px;
        letter-spacing: .3em;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        color: rgba(237,227,210,.4);
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color .3s;
    }

        .footer-social a:hover {
            color: var(--sand);
        }

/* REVEAL */
.reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(26px);
    transition: opacity .9s ease,transform .9s ease;
}

    .reveal.visible {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }

.reveal-delay-1 {
    transition-delay: .12s;
}

.reveal-delay-2 {
    transition-delay: .24s;
}

.reveal-delay-3 {
    transition-delay: .36s;
}

@media(max-width:900px) {
    nav {
        padding: 18px 20px;
    }

        nav.scrolled {
            padding: 12px 20px;
        }

    .nav-links, .nav-cta {
        display: none;
    }

    .hero-content {
        padding: 0 20px;
        margin-left: 0;
    }

    .hero-side-line, .hero-strip {
        display: none;
    }

    .aspire-inner, .team-cards, .contact-inner, .case-study, .vastu-section {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 40px;
    }

    .team-header, .services-header, .portfolio-header {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .team-card {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .team-card-photo {
        min-height: 180px;
    }

    .services-grid, .authority-grid, .kothi-list {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .portfolio-mosaic {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
        grid-template-rows: auto;
    }

    .mosaic-item.tall {
        grid-row: auto;
    }

    .journey-steps {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

        .journey-steps::before {
            display: none;
        }

    .aspire, .journey, .team, .services, .portfolio, .contact, .local-authority, .kothi-designs, .vastu-section, .case-study, .dream {
        padding: 72px 20px;
    }

    .testimonial {
        padding: 72px 20px;
    }

    footer {
        padding: 56px 20px 32px;
    }

    .footer-top {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 36px;
    }

    .footer-bottom {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 14px;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .form-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .contact-form {
        padding: 32px 24px;
    }

    .aspire-img-stack {
        height: 340px;
    }

    .aspire-badge {
        right: 0;
    }

    .vastu-image, .case-study-img {
        height: 260px;
    }

    .dream-content {
        padding: 0 20px;
    }
}
.nav-right {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
}

.social-icon {
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: .3s;
}

nav.scrolled .social-icon {
    color: var(--ink);
    border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.12);
}

.social-icon:hover {
    background: var(--terracotta);
    border-color: var(--terracotta);
    color: #fff;
}
.whatsapp-cta-box {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 60px;
    box-shadow: 0 25px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.08);
    text-align: center;
}

.wa-icon {
    font-size: 60px;
    color: #25D366;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.whatsapp-cta-box h3 {
    font-family: 'Bodoni Moda',serif;
    font-size: 34px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.whatsapp-cta-box p {
    line-height: 1.9;
    color: var(--text-mid);
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.wa-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

    .wa-list li {
        margin: 10px 0;
    }

.portfolio-12 {
    padding: 120px 6%;
    background: #f9f7f2;
}

    .portfolio-12 h2 {
        text-align: center;
        max-width: 900px;
        margin: 0 auto 70px;
        font-size: 58px;
        line-height: 1.1;
    }

.portfolio-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr);
    grid-auto-rows: 260px;
    gap: 18px;
}

.grid-item {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

    .grid-item img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
        transition: transform .7s ease;
    }

    .grid-item:hover img {
        transform: scale(1.08);
    }

    .grid-item.large {
        grid-column: span 2;
        grid-row: span 2;
    }

    .grid-item.tall {
        grid-row: span 2;
    }

    .grid-item.wide {
        grid-column: span 2;
    }

@media(max-width:992px) {

    .portfolio-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr);
        grid-auto-rows: 220px;
    }

    .portfolio-12 h2 {
        font-size: 42px;
    }
}

@media(max-width:768px) {

    .portfolio-grid {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .grid-item,
    .grid-item.large,
    .grid-item.tall,
    .grid-item.wide {
        height: 280px;
    }

    .portfolio-12 {
        padding: 80px 20px;
    }

        .portfolio-12 h2 {
            font-size: 34px;
        }
}