  /* ─── tokens ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  :root {
    --paper: #ffffff;
    --paper-2: #f2f0ea;
    --paper-3: #e9e6de;
    --ink: #14140f;
    --ink-2: #3a3a34;
    --dim: #8a8880;
    --rule: #e2ded4;
    --rule-2: #cdc8bb;
    --accent: #7a9d7e;          /* moss green from palette */
    --accent-soft: #7a9d7e;
    --sand: #b8a888;
    --warning: #c46a1f;

    /* Legacy aliases for the CMS built-in block rules further down, which were
       written against the old palette. Mapped onto the closest new tokens so
       .content-section__button / __eyebrow and .theme--* keep rendering. */
    --forest: var(--ink);
    --cream: var(--paper-2);
    --muted: var(--ink-2);
    --orange: var(--accent);

    --display: "Cinzel", "EB Garamond", Georgia, serif;
    --serif: "Instrument Serif", Georgia, serif;
    --body: "Manrope", -apple-system, system-ui, sans-serif;
    --mono: "Manrope", -apple-system, system-ui, sans-serif;
    --code: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;

    --maxw: 1320px;
    --nav-h: 102px;
    --pad-x: clamp(20px, 5vw, 80px);

    --t-hero: clamp(56px, 9.5vw, 156px);
    --t-h2: clamp(36px, 5.4vw, 76px);
    --t-h3: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 30px);
    --t-body: clamp(16px, 1.15vw, 19px);
    --t-mono: 11px;
    --t-mono-sm: 10.5px;

    --r-card: 2px;
    --t-fast: 160ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
    --t-base: 280ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
  }

  /* ─── reset/base ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  * { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
  body {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: var(--t-body);
    line-height: 1.55;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }
  ::selection { background: var(--accent); color: var(--paper); }

  a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
  button { font: inherit; cursor: pointer; background: none; border: 0; color: inherit; }
  img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
  h1:focus { outline: none; }

  /* paper grain */
  body::before { content: none; }

  /* helpers */
  .mono { font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
  .small { font-size: var(--t-mono); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.24em; }
  .small-sm { font-size: var(--t-mono-sm); }
  .dim { color: var(--dim); }

  .container { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--pad-x); position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .section { padding: clamp(48px, 6vw, 88px) 0; position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .section + .section { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .services.section { padding-top: clamp(24px, 3vw, 48px); }

  /* ─── buttons ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .btn {
    --pad-y: 10px;
    --pad-x: 18px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: var(--pad-y) var(--pad-x);
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    border: 1px solid var(--ink);
    border-radius: 999px;
    transition: all var(--t-fast);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .btn--primary { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
  .btn--primary:hover { background: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); }
  .btn--ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); }
  .btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
  .btn--paper { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--paper); }
  .btn--paper:hover { background: var(--accent); color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--accent); }
  .btn--lg { --pad-y: 16px; --pad-x: 26px; font-size: 13px; }
  .btn__arrow { display: inline-block; transition: transform var(--t-fast); }
  .btn:hover .btn__arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

  /* ─── nav ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .nav {
    position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    backdrop-filter: blur(0);
    transition: backdrop-filter var(--t-base), background var(--t-base), border-color var(--t-base);
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  }
  .nav--scrolled {
    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 88%, transparent);
    backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(1.2);
    border-bottom-color: var(--rule);
  }
  .nav__inner {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 14px var(--pad-x);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(20px, 4vw, 60px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .nav__brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 20px; }
  .nav__logotype { width: clamp(150px, 15vw, 190px); height: auto; flex: 0 0 auto; }
  .nav__mark {
    width: 52px; height: 52px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .nav__mark img, .nav__mark svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: contain; }
  .nav__brandtext { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1; gap: 4px; }
  .nav__brandname {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 24px);
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.32em;
    line-height: 1;
  }
  .nav__brandname-dot {
    width: 0.16em; height: 0.16em;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: currentColor;
    opacity: 0.85;
    display: inline-block;
  }
  .nav__brandsub {
    color: var(--dim);
    font-family: "Manrope", -apple-system, system-ui, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .nav__center {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: clamp(24px, 3.4vw, 54px);
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  }
  .nav__center a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    padding: 6px 0;
    color: var(--ink);
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
    transition: border-color var(--t-fast), color var(--t-fast);
  }
  .nav__center a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--ink); }
  .nav__center a.is-muted { color: var(--dim); }
  .nav__center a.is-muted:hover { color: var(--ink); }
  .nav__right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; }

  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    :root { --nav-h: 90px; }
    .nav__center { display: none; }
    .nav__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 16px; }
    .nav__brandsub { display: none; }
  }

  /* ─── hero ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .hero {
    padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + clamp(20px, 5vh, 52px));
    padding-bottom: clamp(30px, 5vh, 60px);
    text-align: center;
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-left: var(--pad-x);
    padding-right: var(--pad-x);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .hero__topmeta {
    display: flex; justify-content: center;
    margin-bottom: clamp(26px, 3.5vh, 40px);
  }
  .hero__topmeta .hero__clock { display: none; }
  .hero__topmeta .mono.small { color: var(--dim); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; }
  .hero__main {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(32px, 5vh, 56px);
  }
  .hero__text { max-width: 1080px; }
  .hero__status {
    display: none;
  }
  .hero__dot {
    width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--accent);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 18%, transparent);
    animation: pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  @keyframes pulse {
    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 18%, transparent); }
    50% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 9px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 0%, transparent); }
  }

  .hero__title {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(38px, 6.6vw, 104px);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: 0.005em;
    margin: 0 0 clamp(28px, 4vh, 46px);
    text-wrap: balance;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .hero__title-b, .hero__title-c { color: inherit; font-style: normal; }

  .hero__sub {
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.25vw, 20px);
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 46ch;
    margin: 0 auto clamp(30px, 4vh, 44px);
    color: var(--ink-2);
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }

  .hero__ctas {
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; justify-content: center;
  }
  .hero__image {
    margin: 0;
    margin-top: -60px;
    width: 100vw;
    max-width: 100vw;
    margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw);
    margin-right: calc(50% - 50vw);
    line-height: 0;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 16%, #000 74%, transparent 100%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 16%, #000 74%, transparent 100%);
  }
  .hero__image img {
    width: 100%;
    height: clamp(200px, 34vh, 420px);
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center 55%;
  }

  @media (max-width: 880px) {
    .hero__main { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  }

  /* ─── section head ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .section-head {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto clamp(50px, 7vw, 90px);
    padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(30px, 4vw, 60px);
    align-items: end;
  }
  .section-head__meta {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: flex; gap: 16px;
    padding-bottom: 22px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .section-head__title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: var(--t-h2);
    line-height: 0.96;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .section-head__sub {
    font-size: clamp(16px, 1.2vw, 19px);
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--ink-2);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 46ch;
  }
  @media (max-width: 820px) {
    .section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  }

  /* ─── services ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .services__grid {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-left: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .svc {
    position: relative;
    padding: 36px 32px 40px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    background: transparent;
    transition: background var(--t-base), color var(--t-base);
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: 280px;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  }
  .svc::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background: var(--ink);
    transform: translateY(101%);
    transition: transform 420ms cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
    z-index: 0;
  }
  .svc--hover::before { transform: translateY(0); }
  .svc--hover { color: var(--paper); }
  .svc:hover::before { transform: translateY(0); }
  .svc:hover { color: var(--paper); }
  .svc > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .svc__head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; }
  .svc__num {
    font-size: clamp(28px, 2.4vw, 36px);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .svc__indicator { color: inherit; opacity: .55; }
  .svc__title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: var(--t-h3);
    line-height: 1.08;
    margin: 36px 0 14px;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .svc__desc {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin: 0 0 24px;
    flex: 1;
  }
  .svc__tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; }
  .tag {
    padding: 4px 9px;
    border: 1px solid currentColor;
    border-radius: 999px;
    opacity: .75;
  }
  .svc__corner {
    position: absolute;
    right: 16px; bottom: 16px;
    width: 16px; height: 16px;
    border-right: 1px solid currentColor;
    border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
    opacity: .35;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  @media (max-width: 720px) {
    .services__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  }

  /* ─── process ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .process__grid {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .step {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 90px 1px 1fr;
    gap: 30px;
    padding: 36px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    align-items: start;
  }
  .step:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .step__num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(36px, 4vw, 56px);
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--accent);
  }
  .step__line {
    width: 1px;
    background: var(--rule);
    height: 100%;
    min-height: 60px;
    align-self: stretch;
  }
  .step__head {
    display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .step__title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: var(--t-h3);
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.12;
  }
  .step__dur { color: var(--dim); white-space: nowrap; }
  .step__desc {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    max-width: 60ch;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--ink-2);
  }
  @media (max-width: 720px) {
    .step { grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr; }
    .step__line { display: none; }
  }

  /* ─── why now (AI cost advantage) ──────────────────────────────── */
  .whynow {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--paper);
    padding: clamp(52px, 6.5vw, 92px) 0;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .whynow::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-image: radial-gradient(color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 12%, transparent) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 3px 3px;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 0;
  }
  .whynow__inner {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .whynow__head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(30px, 4vw, 60px);
    align-items: end;
    padding-bottom: clamp(32px, 4vw, 54px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 18%, transparent);
  }
  .whynow__meta {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: flex; gap: 16px;
    padding-bottom: 22px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 18%, transparent);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .whynow__meta .dim { color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 50%, var(--ink) 50%); }
  .whynow__pre {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    color: var(--accent);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
  }
  .whynow__title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: var(--t-h2);
    line-height: 0.98;
    letter-spacing: -0.015em;
    margin: 0;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .whynow__body {
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.25vw, 21px);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 78%, var(--ink) 22%);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 48ch;
  }
  .whynow__stats {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    margin-top: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 50px);
    border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 18%, transparent);
  }
  .wnstat {
    padding: 36px 28px 32px;
    border-right: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 18%, transparent);
    border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 18%, transparent);
    position: relative;
  }
  .wnstat:last-child { border-right: 0; }
  .wnstat__n {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(48px, 5.5vw, 84px);
    line-height: 0.95;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  }
  .wnstat__l {
    color: var(--accent);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .wnstat__d {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 65%, var(--ink) 35%);
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 32ch;
  }
  .whynow__closing {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) auto;
    gap: clamp(30px, 4vw, 60px);
    align-items: end;
    margin-top: clamp(32px, 4vw, 50px);
    padding-top: 40px;
  }
  .whynow__closingtext {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 32px);
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--paper);
    margin: 0;
    text-wrap: balance;
    max-width: 32ch;
  }
  @media (max-width: 920px) {
    .whynow__head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .whynow__stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .wnstat { border-right: 0; }
    .whynow__closing { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; }
  }

  /* ─── values ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .values {
    background: var(--paper-2);
    padding: clamp(48px, 6vw, 84px) 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .values__intro {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto 44px;
    padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
  }
  .values__grid {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 30px;
  }
  .value {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
    padding-top: 16px;
  }
  .value__n {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 22px;
    color: var(--accent);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    display: block;
  }
  .value__t {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 24px;
    line-height: 1.15;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
  }
  .value__d {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--ink-2);
  }
  @media (max-width: 920px) { .values__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
  @media (max-width: 520px) { .values__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

  /* ─── work / cases ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .work__list {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
  }
  .case {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr;
    gap: 30px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 26px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: padding var(--t-base);
    position: relative;
  }
  .case:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .case--hover { padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 16px; background: var(--paper-2); }
  .case__num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 28px;
    color: var(--accent);
  }
  .case__media { width: 100%; }
  .case__client { margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .case__title {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: clamp(22px, 1.9vw, 28px);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    line-height: 1.1;
  }
  .case__result {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--ink-2);
    max-width: 52ch;
  }
  .case__stack { color: var(--dim); }
  .case__cta {
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    color: var(--dim);
    transition: color var(--t-fast), transform var(--t-fast);
  }
  .case--hover .case__cta { color: var(--ink); }
  .case__arrow { transition: transform var(--t-fast); display: inline-block; }
  .case--hover .case__arrow { transform: translateX(6px); }

  @media (max-width: 980px) {
    .case { grid-template-columns: 50px 1fr; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 680px) {
    .case { grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr; }
  }

  .placeholder {
    position: relative;
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    width: 100%;
    color: var(--rule-2);
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .placeholder__label {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 8px; left: 10px;
    color: var(--dim);
  }
  .placeholder--sm { font-size: 10px; }

  /* ─── contact ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .contact__grid {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 80px);
  }
  .contact__form {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 24px 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding-top: 30px;
  }
  .field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
  .field--full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .field label { letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
  .field input, .field textarea {
    font: inherit;
    font-family: var(--body);
    font-size: 18px;
    border: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
    padding: 8px 0 10px;
    background: transparent;
    outline: none;
    color: var(--ink);
    transition: border-color var(--t-fast);
    resize: vertical;
  }
  .field input::placeholder, .field textarea::placeholder { color: var(--dim); }
  .field input:focus, .field textarea:focus { border-bottom-color: var(--accent); }

  .contact__submit {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px;
    margin-top: 6px;
  }
  .contact__sent {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
    color: var(--accent);
  }
  .contact__dot {
    width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--accent);
  }

  .contact__direct {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
    padding-top: 30px;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;
    position: relative;
  }
  .contact__email {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 44px);
    line-height: 1;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
    align-self: flex-start;
    transition: border-color var(--t-fast);
  }
  .contact__email:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--ink); }
  .contact__hours { margin-top: 12px; }
  .contact__sigil {
    margin-top: auto;
    width: 180px; height: 180px;
    align-self: flex-end;
    opacity: .45;
    color: var(--ink);
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .footer__mark { flex: 0 0 auto; }
  .nav__mark { flex: 0 0 auto; }
  .contact__sigil { flex: 0 0 auto; }
  .contact__sigil img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: contain; }
  @media (max-width: 820px) {
    .contact__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .contact__form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  }

  /* ─── footer ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .footer {
    background: #16161a;
    color: #f0eadb;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .footer__top {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px) var(--pad-x) 32px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(max-content, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 2fr);
    gap: 60px;
  }
  .footer__brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; }
  .footer__mark {
    width: clamp(64px, 7vw, 96px); height: clamp(64px, 7vw, 96px);
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: #f0eadb;
  }
  .footer__mark img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: contain; filter: invert(1) brightness(1.6); }
  .footer__mark svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
  .footer__name {
    font-family: "Manrope", -apple-system, system-ui, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(17px, 1.9vw, 26px);
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    white-space: nowrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.3em;
    line-height: 1.1;
  }
  .footer__name-dot {
    width: 0.16em; height: 0.16em;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: currentColor;
    opacity: 0.85;
    display: inline-block;
  }
  .footer__sub {
    font-family: "Manrope", -apple-system, system-ui, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #807a6a;
    max-width: 30ch;
    line-height: 1.7;
  }
  .footer__cols {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 30px;
  }
  .footer__col ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 14px 0 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
  .footer__col li { font-family: "Manrope", -apple-system, system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.01em; }
  .footer__bottom {
    max-width: var(--maxw);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 22px var(--pad-x);
    border-top: 1px solid #2a2826;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between;
    color: #807a6a;
  }
  @media (max-width: 820px) {
    .footer__top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .footer__cols { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  }

  /* ─── meta row helper ───────────────────────────────────────────── */
  .meta-row {
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: var(--t-mono);
    color: var(--dim);
  }
  .meta-dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 999px; background: currentColor; }
  .meta-line { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--rule); }

  /* ─── CMS built-in blocks (existing app.css, carried over unchanged) ── */
  .site-nav__cta,
  .content-section__button {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: .75rem 1.1rem;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background: var(--orange);
      color: #21140c;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-decoration: none;
      transition: transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
  }

  .site-nav__cta:hover,
  .content-section__button:hover {
      box-shadow: 0 .7rem 1.8rem rgba(116, 65, 32, .16);
      transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  .content-section {
      padding: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 8rem) 1.25rem;
  }

  .content-section__inner {
      width: min(100%, 68rem);
      margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .content-section--hero {
      position: relative;
      min-height: min(42rem, calc(100vh - 5rem));
      display: grid;
      align-items: center;
      overflow: hidden;
  }

  .content-section--hero::after {
      position: absolute;
      top: 10%;
      right: -8rem;
      width: 30rem;
      height: 30rem;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
      border-radius: 50%;
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 5rem rgba(255, 255, 255, .025), 0 0 0 10rem rgba(255, 255, 255, .02);
      content: "";
  }

  .content-section--hero .content-section__inner {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
  }

  .content-section__eyebrow {
      margin: 0 0 1rem;
      color: var(--orange);
      font-size: .78rem;
      font-weight: 800;
      letter-spacing: .14em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  .content-section h1 {
      max-width: 13ch;
      font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 7vw, 5.8rem);
  }

  .content-section h2 {
      max-width: 17ch;
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  }

  .content-section p:not(.content-section__eyebrow) {
      max-width: 42rem;
      margin: 1.6rem 0 0;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.25rem);
  }

  .content-section__button {
      margin-top: 2rem;
  }

  .content-section__image {
      width: 100%;
      max-height: 40rem;
      margin-top: 2.25rem;
      border-radius: 1.25rem;
      object-fit: cover;
  }

  .theme--brand {
      background: var(--forest);
      color: var(--cream);
  }

  .theme--brand p:not(.content-section__eyebrow) {
      color: #c4d2cc;
  }

  .theme--muted {
      background: var(--cream);
  }

  .content-section--text + .content-section--text {
      padding-top: 0;
  }

  .content-section--text:nth-child(odd) .content-section__inner {
      padding-left: min(8vw, 7rem);
  }

  .content-section--cta .content-section__inner {
      padding: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
      border-radius: 1.5rem;
      background: var(--forest);
      color: var(--cream);
  }

  .page-missing {
      width: min(100% - 2.5rem, 68rem);
      min-height: 60vh;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 8rem 0;
  }

  .page-missing h1 {
      font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 5rem);
  }

  @media (max-width: 760px) {
      .content-section--hero {
          min-height: 36rem;
      }

      .content-section--text:nth-child(odd) .content-section__inner {
          padding-left: 0;
      }
  }
