/*
      Local, self-hosted fonts (no external font CDNs).
      Cormorant Garamond (headings, weights 400/500/600/700) + Source Sans 3 (body, variable),
      latin + latin-ext subsets served from web/assets/fonts/.
      --font-heading / --font-body use simple generic fallbacks.
    */
    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';
      src: url('/assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-400.woff2') format('woff2');
      font-weight: 400;
      font-style: normal;
      font-display: block;
      unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
    }

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';
      src: url('/assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-ext-400.woff2') format('woff2');
      font-weight: 400;
      font-style: normal;
      font-display: block;
      unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
    }

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';
      src: url('/assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-500.woff2') format('woff2');
      font-weight: 500;
      font-style: normal;
      font-display: block;
      unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
    }

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';
      src: url('/assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-ext-500.woff2') format('woff2');
      font-weight: 500;
      font-style: normal;
      font-display: block;
      unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
    }

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';
      src: url('/assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-600.woff2') format('woff2');
      font-weight: 600;
      font-style: normal;
      font-display: block;
      unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
    }

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';
      src: url('/assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-ext-600.woff2') format('woff2');
      font-weight: 600;
      font-style: normal;
      font-display: block;
      unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
    }

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';
      src: url('/assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-700.woff2') format('woff2');
      font-weight: 700;
      font-style: normal;
      font-display: block;
      unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
    }

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond';
      src: url('/assets/fonts/cormorant-garamond-latin-ext-700.woff2') format('woff2');
      font-weight: 700;
      font-style: normal;
      font-display: block;
      unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
    }

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Source Sans 3';
      src: url('/assets/fonts/source-sans-3-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
      font-weight: 300 600;
      font-style: normal;
      font-display: block;
      unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
    }

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Source Sans 3';
      src: url('/assets/fonts/source-sans-3-latin-ext.woff2') format('woff2');
      font-weight: 300 600;
      font-style: normal;
      font-display: block;
      unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
    }

    :root {
      --font-heading: 'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
      --font-body: 'Source Sans 3', sans-serif;
      --primary: #2c5f6a;
      --primary-dark: #1d3b42;
      --text: #1c2b2e;
      --body: #475d60;
      --muted: #6e8486;
      --muted-light: #94abae;
      --warm-bg: #f7f3ee;
      --white: #ffffff;
      --border: #e2ddd6;
      --border-soft: #ece6dd;
      --border-strong: #d8d3cc;
      --footer: #142e34;
      --inverse-accent: #7ab5be;
      --inverse-muted: #a8c5c9;
      --success-bg: rgba(122, 181, 190, 0.12);
      --success-border: rgba(122, 181, 190, 0.4);
      --error-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
      --error-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
      --shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(28, 43, 46, 0.04), 0 18px 44px -14px rgba(44, 95, 106, 0.20);
      --shadow-soft: 0 1px 2px rgba(28, 43, 46, 0.04), 0 10px 26px -12px rgba(28, 43, 46, 0.14);
      --radius: 10px;
      --radius-sm: 7px;
      --nav-offset: 88px;
      --container: 1240px;
    }

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

    html {
      scroll-behavior: auto;
    }

    body {
      margin: 0;
      overflow-x: hidden;
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      color: var(--text);
      background: var(--white);
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
      -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
      text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
    }

    a {
      text-decoration: none;
      color: inherit;
    }

    button {
      cursor: pointer;
      font-family: inherit;
      border: none;
      background: none;
    }

    ul,
    ol {
      list-style: none;
      padding: 0;
      margin: 0;
    }

    img,
    svg {
      display: block;
      max-width: 100%;
    }

    /* Serif: major editorial headings (brand, hero, section titles) */
    h1,
    h2,
    .brand-mark {
      font-family: var(--font-heading);
      font-optical-sizing: auto;
    }

    /* Sans: UI headings, labels, badges */
    h3,
    h4,
    .section-title,
    .faq-title,
    .timeline-step__badge,
    .step-badge {
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      font-optical-sizing: auto;
    }

    h1,
    h2,
    .section-title {
      letter-spacing: -0.012em;
    }

    input,
    textarea {
      font: inherit;
    }

    :focus-visible {
      outline: 2px solid rgba(122, 181, 190, 0.7);
      outline-offset: 3px;
    }

    .page-shell {
      font-family: var(--font-body);
      color: var(--text);
      background: var(--white);
    }

    .wrap {
      width: min(var(--container), calc(100% - 40px));
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .section {
      padding: 100px 0;
    }

    .section--warm {
      background: var(--warm-bg);
    }

    .section--ruled {
      border-top: 1px solid #ece8e1;
    }

    .eyebrow {
      margin: 0 0 14px;
      font-size: 11.5px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 1.7px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--primary);
    }

    .eyebrow--inverse {
      color: var(--inverse-accent);
    }

    .eyebrow--about {
      margin-bottom: 26px;
    }

    .eyebrow--contact {
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .section-heading {
      text-align: center;
      margin-bottom: 60px;
    }

    .section-heading--faq {
      margin-bottom: 58px;
    }

    .section-title {
      margin: 0;
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.375rem);
      line-height: 1.15;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--text);
    }

    .text-lead {
      margin: 0;
      font-size: 16px;
      line-height: 1.72;
      color: var(--body);
    }

    .text-lead--method {
      margin-bottom: 14px;
    }

    .text-muted {
      margin: 0;
      font-size: 14.5px;
      line-height: 1.65;
      color: var(--muted-light);
    }

    .text-muted--method {
      color: #8a9e9f;
      font-style: italic;
    }

    .hp-field {
      display: none;
    }

    .s-nav {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      z-index: 100;
      padding: 20px 0;
      transition: background 0.45s ease, box-shadow 0.45s ease, padding 0.45s ease;
    }

    .s-nav.scrolled {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.97);
      box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(44, 95, 106, 0.1);
      padding: 14px 0;
    }

    .nav-inner {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 24px;
    }

    .brand-mark {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 9px;
      font-size: 27px;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--primary);
      letter-spacing: 0.1px;
      line-height: 1;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .brand-logo {
      height: 28px;
      width: auto;
      display: block;
    }

    .brand-name::after {
      content: '.';
      color: var(--inverse-accent);
    }

    .nav-links {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 26px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: flex-end;
    }

    .nav-lnk {
      position: relative;
      font-size: 13.5px;
      color: #3a4f51;
      transition: color 0.2s;
      white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .nav-lnk::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -4px;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      height: 1.5px;
      background: var(--primary);
      transform: scaleX(0);
      transform-origin: left;
      transition: transform 0.25s ease;
    }

    .nav-lnk:hover,
    .nav-lnk:focus-visible {
      color: var(--primary) !important;
    }

    .nav-lnk:hover::after,
    .nav-lnk:focus-visible::after {
      transform: scaleX(1);
    }

    .nav-toggle {
      display: none;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 5px;
      width: 38px;
      height: 38px;
      padding: 0;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .nav-toggle span {
      display: block;
      width: 100%;
      height: 1.5px;
      background: var(--text);
      transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
    }

    .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) {
      transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg);
    }

    .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) {
      opacity: 0;
    }

    .nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) {
      transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg);
    }

    .btn-p,
    .btn-o,
    .btn-inv,
    .btn-inv-o {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      min-height: 48px;
      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
      font-size: 15px;
      line-height: 1;
      transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, transform 0.15s, box-shadow 0.2s;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .btn-p {
      background: var(--primary);
      color: var(--white);
      padding: 14px 30px;
      font-weight: 500;
      box-shadow: 0 8px 20px -10px rgba(44, 95, 106, 0.55);
    }

    .btn-p:hover {
      background: #1e4850 !important;
      transform: translateY(-1.5px);
      box-shadow: 0 12px 26px -10px rgba(44, 95, 106, 0.6);
    }

    .btn-o {
      border: 1.5px solid var(--primary);
      color: var(--primary);
      padding: 14px 30px;
      font-weight: 400;
      background: transparent;
    }

    .btn-o:hover {
      background: rgba(44, 95, 106, 0.07) !important;
      transform: translateY(-1.5px);
    }

    .btn-inv {
      background: var(--primary);
      color: var(--white);
      padding: 14px 32px;
      font-weight: 500;
    }

    .btn-inv:hover {
      background: #3d7a87 !important;
      transform: translateY(-1.5px);
    }

    .btn-inv-o {
      border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
      color: var(--inverse-muted);
      padding: 14px 32px;
      font-weight: 400;
      background: transparent;
    }

    .btn-inv-o:hover {
      border-color: var(--inverse-accent) !important;
      color: var(--white) !important;
      transform: translateY(-1.5px);
    }

    .btn-inv[disabled] {
      opacity: 0.8;
      cursor: wait;
      transform: none;
    }

    .hero {
      min-height: 100vh;
      min-height: 100svh;
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 54fr 46fr;
      background: var(--white);
    }

    .hero-copy {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 148px 52px 80px 96px;
    }

    .hero-kicker {
      margin: 0 0 22px;
      font-size: 11.5px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 1.8px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--primary);
    }

    .hero-title {
      margin: 0 0 28px;
      font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5.8vw, 3.25rem);
      font-weight: 600;
      line-height: 1.07;
      color: var(--text);
      text-wrap: pretty;
    }

    .hero-text {
      margin: 0 0 14px;
      max-width: 470px;
      font-size: 16.5px;
      line-height: 1.72;
      color: var(--body);
    }

    .hero-text--sub {
      margin: 0 0 36px;
      max-width: 450px;
      font-size: 15px;
      line-height: 1.7;
      color: var(--muted);
    }

    .hero-actions {
      display: flex;
      gap: 14px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      margin-bottom: 36px;
    }

    .hero-signature {
      margin: 0;
      max-width: 460px;
      padding-top: 18px;
      border-top: 1px solid #e4dfda;
      font-size: 12.5px;
      line-height: 1.65;
      color: var(--muted-light);
    }

    .hero-visual {
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
      min-height: 420px;
      background: linear-gradient(165deg, #ede8e0 0%, #ddd5c8 40%, #c5bdb0 75%, #b8ad9e 100%);
    }

    .hero-visual__img {
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: 65% 50%;
      transform: translateZ(0);
      backface-visibility: hidden;
    }

    .hero-visual::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      z-index: 1;
      background: linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(29, 59, 66, 0.20) 0%, rgba(29, 59, 66, 0.04) 40%, rgba(29, 59, 66, 0) 62%), linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(20, 46, 52, 0.14) 0%, rgba(20, 46, 52, 0) 26%);
    }

    .hero-visual::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      z-index: 2;
      pointer-events: none;
      background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--white) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 7%);
    }

    .reveal {
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translate3d(0, 22px, 0);
      transition: opacity 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
      will-change: opacity, transform;
      backface-visibility: hidden;
    }

    .reveal.in {
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
    }

    .reveal.reveal-done {
      will-change: auto;
    }

    .rd1 {
      transition-delay: 0.08s;
    }

    .rd2 {
      transition-delay: 0.17s;
    }

    .rd3 {
      transition-delay: 0.26s;
    }

    .rd4 {
      transition-delay: 0.35s;
    }

    .rd5 {
      transition-delay: 0.44s;
    }

    .cards-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
      gap: 18px;
    }

    .c-hov {
      transition: transform 0.28s ease, box-shadow 0.28s ease;
      will-change: transform;
      backface-visibility: hidden;
    }

    .c-hov:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow) !important;
    }

    .issue-card,
    .work-card,
    .method-card,
    .approach-card {
      background: var(--white);
      border-radius: var(--radius);
      border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
      box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
    }

    .issue-card {
      padding: 32px 20px 28px;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .icon-ring,
    .icon-badge {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 1.5px solid var(--primary);
      color: var(--primary);
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .icon-ring {
      width: 62px;
      height: 62px;
      margin: 0 auto 18px;
    }

    .issue-card h3,
    .work-card h3,
    .method-card h3,
    .approach-card h3,
    .about-card h2,
    .faq-title,
    .timeline-step h4 {
      margin: 0 0 8px;
      font-size: 15.5px;
      font-weight: 600;
      line-height: 1.3;
      color: var(--text);
    }

    .issue-card p,
    .work-card li,
    .method-card p,
    .approach-card p,
    .timeline-step p,
    .faq-body p,
    .contact-copy p,
    .about-card p {
      margin: 0;
      font-size: 14px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: var(--body);
    }

    .work-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 48px;
      align-items: start;
    }

    .work-intro h2,
    .method-card h2,
    .about-card h2 {
      margin: 0 0 14px;
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.125rem);
      line-height: 1.15;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--text);
    }

    .work-intro__subtitle {
      margin: 0 0 14px;
      font-size: 15.5px;
      color: var(--muted);
      line-height: 1.65;
      font-style: italic;
    }

    .work-intro__text {
      margin: 0 0 14px;
      font-size: 15.5px;
      color: var(--muted);
      line-height: 1.65;
    }

    .work-card {
      padding: 32px;
    }

    .work-card__head {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 12px;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    .icon-badge {
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
    }

    .work-card h3 {
      margin: 0;
      font-size: 18px;
      line-height: 1.25;
    }

    .work-card ul {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 9px;
    }

    .work-card li {
      display: flex;
      gap: 10px;
      align-items: flex-start;
      font-size: 14px;
      line-height: 1.5;
    }

    .work-card li span {
      color: var(--primary);
      flex-shrink: 0;
      font-weight: 600;
      margin-top: 1px;
    }

    .method-layout {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 80px;
      align-items: start;
    }

    .method-card__head {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 16px;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .method-card__head .icon-ring {
      width: 58px;
      height: 58px;
      margin: 0;
    }

    .method-card--plain {
      border: none;
      box-shadow: none;
      background: transparent;
    }

    .method-card__title h2 {
      margin: 0 0 8px;
    }

    .method-card .method-card__subtitle {
      margin: 0;
      font-size: 15.5px;
      line-height: 1.45;
      font-weight: 400;
      color: var(--text);
    }

    .method-list h3 {
      margin: 0 0 22px;
      font-size: 21px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .method-list ul {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 14px;
      margin-bottom: 26px;
    }

    .method-list li {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 13px;
      font-size: 15px;
      line-height: 1.5;
      color: var(--body);
    }

    .method-list li span {
      width: 7px;
      height: 7px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--primary);
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .method-note {
      margin: 0;
      padding-top: 16px;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
      font-size: 13px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: var(--muted-light);
    }

    .section-subtitle {
      margin: 12px auto 0;
      max-width: 620px;
      color: var(--muted);
      font-size: 16px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      font-style: italic;
    }

    .approach-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 22px;
    }

    .approach-card {
      padding: 32px 24px;
    }

    .approach-card__head {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 14px;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .step-badge,
    .timeline-step__badge {
      display: inline-flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      width: 46px;
      height: 46px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      background: var(--primary);
      color: var(--white);
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 600;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .approach-card__head svg {
      color: var(--primary);
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .approach-card h3 {
      margin: 0 0 10px;
      font-size: 18px;
    }

    .approach-card p {
      font-size: 14px;
      line-height: 1.62;
      color: var(--muted);
    }

    .about-layout {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 55fr 42fr;
      gap: 80px;
      align-items: start;
    }

    .about-card__header {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 38px;
      margin-bottom: 34px;
    }

    .about-photo {
      position: relative;
      width: 208px;
      height: 232px;
      border-radius: 16px;
      overflow: hidden;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      box-shadow: var(--shadow);
    }

    .about-photo::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      border-radius: inherit;
      border: 1px solid rgba(28, 43, 46, 0.08);
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    .about-photo img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100%;
      object-fit: cover;
      object-position: center 18%;
    }

    .about-card__meta {
      padding-top: 2px;
    }

    .about-card__meta h2 {
      margin: 0 0 12px;
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
    }

    .about-card__meta p {
      color: var(--primary);
      font-size: 14.5px;
      line-height: 1.65;
    }

    .about-card p {
      font-size: 16px;
      line-height: 1.72;
      color: var(--body);
      margin: 0 0 16px;
    }

    .about-note {
      margin: 0;
      padding-left: 16px;
      border-left: 2.5px solid var(--primary);
      font-size: 13.5px !important;
      line-height: 1.65 !important;
      color: var(--muted-light) !important;
      font-style: italic;
    }

    .timeline-eyebrow {
      margin: 0 0 30px;
      font-size: 11.5px;
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 1.7px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      color: var(--primary);
    }

    .timeline {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 0;
    }

    .timeline-step {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 52px 1fr;
      gap: 18px;
      padding-bottom: 28px;
    }

    .timeline-step:last-child {
      padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .timeline-step__rail {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
    }

    .timeline-step__line {
      width: 1px;
      flex: 1;
      margin-top: 5px;
      background: #ddd8d0;
    }

    .timeline-step__content {
      padding-top: 10px;
    }

    .timeline-step h4 {
      margin: 0 0 5px;
      font-size: 17px;
      line-height: 1.3;
    }

    .timeline-step p {
      color: var(--muted);
    }

    .faq-shell {
      max-width: 880px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .faq-list {
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
    }

    .faq-row {
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
    }

    .faq-q {
      width: 100%;
      padding: 22px 0;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 16px;
      text-align: left;
      background: none;
    }

    .faq-title {
      margin: 0;
      font-size: 18px;
      font-weight: 500;
      line-height: 1.3;
      color: var(--text);
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .faq-q:hover .faq-title span {
      color: var(--primary) !important;
    }

    .faq-chev {
      display: inline-block;
      flex-shrink: 0;
      color: var(--primary);
      transition: transform 0.38s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    }

    .faq-body {
      max-height: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: max-height 0.48s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    }

    .faq-body__inner {
      padding: 0 0 22px;
    }

    .faq-row.open .faq-body {
      max-height: 420px;
    }

    .faq-row.open .faq-chev {
      transform: rotate(180deg);
    }

    .contact-section {
      background: var(--primary-dark);
    }

    .contact-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 80px;
      align-items: start;
    }

    .contact-copy h2 {
      margin: 0 0 16px;
      font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 2.625rem);
      line-height: 1.13;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--white);
    }

    .contact-copy p {
      font-size: 16px;
      line-height: 1.68;
      color: var(--inverse-muted);
      margin: 0 0 44px;
    }

    .contact-details {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 20px;
    }

    .contact-item {
      display: flex;
      gap: 16px;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .contact-item__icon {
      width: 42px;
      height: 42px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      color: var(--inverse-accent);
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .contact-details .contact-item__label {
      margin: 0 0 5px;
      font-size: 11px;
      font-weight: 600;
      color: var(--inverse-accent);
      letter-spacing: 1.4px;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .contact-details .contact-item__value,
    .contact-details .contact-item__value a,
    .contact-details .contact-item__value button {
      margin: 0;
      font-size: 15.5px;
      line-height: 1.65;
      color: var(--white);
      font-weight: 400;
    }

    .contact-details .contact-item__value button {
      padding: 0;
      text-align: left;
    }

    .contact-item__value a:hover,
    .contact-item__value a:focus-visible,
    .contact-item__value button:hover,
    .contact-item__value button:focus-visible {
      color: var(--inverse-accent);
    }

    .contact-form {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 14px;
    }

    .contact-form__grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 14px;
    }

    .contact-field,
    .contact-field--full {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 7px;
    }

    .contact-field--full {
      grid-column: 1 / -1;
    }

    .contact-label {
      font-size: 12px;
      color: var(--inverse-muted);
      font-weight: 500;
      letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    }

    .d-inp {
      width: 100%;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
      border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
      padding: 13px 16px;
      color: var(--white);
      font-size: 15px;
      transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
    }

    .d-inp::placeholder {
      color: rgba(168, 196, 200, 0.5);
    }

    .d-inp:focus {
      border-color: rgba(122, 181, 190, 0.65) !important;
      outline: none;
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) !important;
      box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(122, 181, 190, 0.14);
    }

    .d-inp[aria-invalid="true"] {
      border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.48);
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    }

    textarea.d-inp {
      min-height: 150px;
      max-height: min(60vh, 520px);
      resize: vertical;
    }

    /* Scrollbar des Kontaktformulars: dezenter Daumen, semitransparenter Hintergrund beim Hover. */
    .contact-form textarea.d-inp {
      scrollbar-width: thin;
      scrollbar-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22) transparent;
    }

    .contact-form textarea.d-inp:hover {
      scrollbar-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    }

    .contact-form textarea.d-inp::-webkit-scrollbar {
      width: 10px;
    }

    .contact-form textarea.d-inp::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
      background: transparent;
      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
    }

    .contact-form textarea.d-inp::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
      border: 2px solid transparent;
      background-clip: padding-box;
    }

    /* Beim Hovern ueber die Scrollbar (oder das Feld) wird ihr Hintergrund (Track) semitransparent. */
    .contact-form textarea.d-inp:hover::-webkit-scrollbar-track,
    .contact-form textarea.d-inp::-webkit-scrollbar-track:hover {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    }

    .contact-form textarea.d-inp:hover::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb,
    .contact-form textarea.d-inp::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
      background-clip: padding-box;
    }

    .contact-consent {
      display: flex;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 10px;
      padding-top: 4px;
    }

    .contact-consent input {
      margin-top: 4px;
      accent-color: var(--inverse-accent);
      width: 15px;
      height: 15px;
      flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .contact-consent label {
      font-size: 12.5px;
      line-height: 1.6;
      color: #a0bcc0;
    }

    .contact-consent a {
      color: var(--inverse-accent);
      text-decoration: underline;
    }

    .contact-form__actions {
      display: flex;
      gap: 14px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      padding-top: 6px;
    }

    .form-status {
      display: none;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
      padding: 14px 16px;
      border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
      font-size: 14px;
      line-height: 1.55;
      border: 1px solid transparent;
    }

    .form-status.is-visible {
      display: block;
    }

    .form-status--success {
      background: var(--success-bg);
      border-color: var(--success-border);
      color: var(--white);
    }

    .form-status--error {
      background: var(--error-bg);
      border-color: var(--error-border);
      color: var(--white);
    }

    .site-footer {
      background: var(--footer);
      padding: 22px 0;
    }

    .site-footer__inner {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 20px;
    }

    .site-footer p,
    .site-footer a {
      margin: 0;
      font-size: 13px;
      color: #7ca3a9;
      transition: color 0.2s;
    }

    .site-footer a:hover,
    .site-footer a:focus-visible {
      color: var(--inverse-accent);
    }

    .site-footer__links {
      display: flex;
      gap: 28px;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      justify-content: flex-end;
    }

    @media (max-width: 1180px) {
      .cards-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      }

      .approach-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      }

      .hero-copy {
        padding-left: 64px;
        padding-right: 40px;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 980px) {
      .s-nav {
        position: sticky;
        padding: 15px 0;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.97);
        box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(44, 95, 106, 0.1);
      }

      .nav-inner {
        align-items: center;
        flex-direction: row;
        position: relative;
      }

      .nav-toggle {
        display: flex;
      }

      .nav-links {
        position: absolute;
        top: calc(100% + 14px);
        right: 0;
        left: 0;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 18px;
        padding: 22px 20px;
        background: var(--white);
        border-radius: 8px;
        box-shadow: var(--shadow);
        opacity: 0;
        visibility: hidden;
        transform: translateY(-8px);
        transition: opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease, visibility 0.25s ease;
      }

      .nav-links.is-open {
        opacity: 1;
        visibility: visible;
        transform: none;
      }

      .hero,
      .work-grid,
      .method-layout,
      .about-layout,
      .contact-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .hero-copy {
        padding: 76px 20px 60px;
      }

      .hero-visual {
        min-height: 340px;
      }

      .hero-visual::after {
        display: none;
      }

      .method-layout,
      .about-layout,
      .contact-grid,
      .work-grid {
        gap: 48px;
      }

      .section {
        padding: 80px 0;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 760px) {
      .wrap {
        width: min(var(--container), calc(100% - 32px));
      }

      .cards-grid,
      .approach-grid,
      .contact-form__grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      }

      .about-card__header {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 24px;
      }

      .about-photo {
        width: 168px;
        height: 188px;
      }

      /* Cards: a touch more compact and even on mobile */
      .issue-card {
        padding: 26px 20px 24px;
      }

      .issue-card .icon-ring {
        width: 54px;
        height: 54px;
        margin-bottom: 15px;
      }

      .approach-card {
        padding: 26px 22px;
      }

      .approach-card__head {
        margin-bottom: 16px;
      }

      /* Contact: cleaner stacking and clearer spacing on mobile */
      .contact-grid {
        gap: 34px;
      }

      /* Mobile: contact form always visible (no scroll-reveal delay) */
      .contact-form-panel.reveal {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none;
        transition-delay: 0s;
        will-change: auto;
      }

      .contact-form__actions {
        gap: 12px;
        padding-top: 10px;
      }

      .contact-form__actions .btn-inv,
      .contact-form__actions .btn-inv-o {
        width: 100%;
      }

      .site-footer {
        padding: 28px 0;
      }

      .site-footer__inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        justify-content: center;
        text-align: center;
        gap: 16px;
      }

      .site-footer__links {
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 24px;
      }
    }

    @media (max-width: 560px) {

      /* Hero: balance headline and let primary actions read as a clean stack */
      .hero-title {
        font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 8.6vw, 2.7rem);
      }

      .hero-actions {
        gap: 12px;
      }

      .hero-actions .btn-p,
      .hero-actions .btn-o {
        width: 100%;
      }
    }

    @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
      html {
        scroll-behavior: auto;
      }

      *,
      *::before,
      *::after {
        animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
        transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
        scroll-behavior: auto !important;
      }
    }