    /* =========================================================================
       1. CORE DESIGN SYSTEM & RESET
       ========================================================================= */
    :root {
      --bg-white: #FFFFFF;
      --bg-dark: #000000;
      --text-dark: #000000;
      --text-light: #FFFFFF;
      --accent: #D9D9D9;
      --border: #333333;
      --border-light: #E5E5E5;
      
      --font-editorial: 'Playfair Display', serif;
      --font-sans: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
      --bezier-magazine: cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1);
      --transition-editorial: 0.8s var(--bezier-magazine);
    }

    * {
      box-sizing: border-box;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    }

    body {
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      color: var(--text-dark);
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.8;
      overflow-x: hidden;
    }

    /* Editorial Typography Scale */
    h1, h2, h3, h4 {
      font-family: var(--font-editorial);
      font-weight: 400;
      line-height: 1.1;
      letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    }

    p {
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      font-weight: 200;
      letter-spacing: 0.01em;
      color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .dark-section p {
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    }

    .meta-label {
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.25em;
      display: inline-block;
      margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    .editorial-btn {
      display: inline-block;
      background: none;
      border: 1px solid currentColor;
      padding: 14px 35px;
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      text-decoration: none;
      color: currentColor;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: var(--transition-editorial);
      margin-top: 30px;
    }
    .editorial-btn:hover {
      background: var(--bg-white);
      color: var(--text-dark);
      border-color: var(--bg-white);
      transform: translateY(-2px);
    }
    .dark-section .editorial-btn:hover {
      background: var(--bg-dark);
      color: var(--text-light);
      border-color: var(--bg-dark);
    }

    /* Page Transitions & Structural States */
    .magazine-page {
      display: none;
      width: 100%;
      position: relative;
      opacity: 0;
      transform: translateY(20px);
      transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease;
    }
    .magazine-page.active-page {
      display: block;
      opacity: 1;
      transform: translateY(0);
    }

    .journal-section {
      padding: 160px 10%;
      position: relative;
      width: 100%;
    }
    @media(max-width: 992px) {
      .journal-section { padding: 100px 6%; }
    }

    /* Cinematic Imaging Canvas Framework */
    .cinematic-img {
      background-color: #FAFAFA;
      background-size: cover;
      background-position: center;
      position: relative;
      overflow: hidden;
    }


    /* =========================================================================
       2. PERSISTENT FLOATING NAVIGATION HEADER HUB
       ========================================================================= */
    .premium-header-strip {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: 0;
      width: 100%;
      height: 45px;
      background-color: var(--bg-dark);
      color: var(--text-light);
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      padding: 0 4%;
      z-index: 10000;
      transition: transform 0.4s ease-in-out;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    }
    .premium-header-strip.header-hidden {
      transform: translateY(-100%);
    }

    .header-logo-frame {
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .hamburger-trigger-box {
      background: none;
      border: none;
      color: var(--text-light);
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-weight: 600;
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      cursor: pointer;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 12px;
    }
    .hamburger-icon-bars {
      width: 18px;
      height: 2px;
      background-color: var(--text-light);
      position: relative;
      transition: background-color 0.3s;
    }
    .hamburger-icon-bars::before, .hamburger-icon-bars::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      width: 18px;
      height: 2px;
      background-color: var(--text-light);
      left: 0;
      transition: transform 0.3s;
    }
    .hamburger-icon-bars::before { top: -6px; }
    .hamburger-icon-bars::after { bottom: -6px; }

    /* Sliding Drawer Navigation Panel */
    .editorial-drawer-nav {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      right: -100%;
      width: 450px;
      height: 100vh;
      background-color: var(--bg-dark);
      border-left: 1px solid var(--border);
      z-index: 11000;
      padding: 100px 12% 60px 12%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
      transition: right 0.6s var(--bezier-magazine);
    }
    @media(max-width: 500px) {
      .editorial-drawer-nav { width: 100%; }
    }
    .editorial-drawer-nav.drawer-open {
      right: 0;
    }

    .drawer-close-btn {
      position: absolute;
      top: 30px;
      right: 6%;
      background: none;
      border: none;
      color: var(--text-light);
      font-size: 2.5rem;
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-weight: 200;
      cursor: pointer;
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .drawer-menu-list {
      list-style: none;
      margin-top: 40px;
    }
    .drawer-menu-list li {
      margin-bottom: 35px;
    }
    .drawer-menu-list a {
      font-family: var(--font-editorial);
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      color: var(--text-light);
      text-decoration: none;
      position: relative;
      display: inline-block;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: opacity 0.3s;
    }
    .drawer-menu-list a::after {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      bottom: -4px;
      left: 0;
      width: 0;
      height: 1px;
      background-color: var(--text-light);
      transition: width 0.4s ease;
    }
    .drawer-menu-list a:hover::after {
      width: 100%;
    }

    /* Privacy and Terms Overlay Sliding Curtain */
    .compliance-sliding-curtain {
      position: fixed;
      top: 0;
      left: -100%;
      width: 600px;
      height: 100vh;
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      color: var(--text-dark);
      border-right: 1px solid var(--accent);
      z-index: 12000;
      padding: 80px 8%;
      overflow-y: auto;
      transition: left 0.6s var(--bezier-magazine);
    }
    @media(max-width: 600px) { .compliance-sliding-curtain { width: 100%; } }
    .compliance-sliding-curtain.curtain-open { left: 0; }

    /* =========================================================================
       3. HOME PAGE MODULE STYLING
       ========================================================================= */
    /* Section 01: Hero Split Screen Configuration */
    .hero-split-container {
      width: 100%;
      height: 100vh;
      display: flex;
    }
    .hero-left-editorial {
      width: 35%;
      background-color: var(--bg-dark);
      color: var(--text-light);
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
      padding: 0 5%;
      border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
    }
    .hero-left-editorial h1 { font-size: 3.2vw; margin-bottom: 25px; line-height: 1.1; }
    .hero-right-canvas {
      width: 65%;
      height: 100%;
    }
    @media(max-width: 992px) {
      .hero-split-container { flex-direction: column-reverse; height: auto; }
      .hero-left-editorial { width: 100%; padding: 100px 6%; }
      .hero-left-editorial h1 { font-size: 2.8rem; }
      .hero-right-canvas { width: 100%; height: 65vh; }
    }

    /* Section 02: Smart Living / Sartorial Asymmetry */
    .smart-living-split {
      display: flex;
      background-color: var(--bg-dark);
      color: var(--text-light);
      min-height: 120vh;
      position: relative;
    }
    .smart-left-narrative {
      width: 50%;
      padding: 160px 8%;
      display: flex;
      color: #D9D9D9;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: center;
    }
    .floating-square-card {
      width: 260px;
      height: 260px;
      margin-top: 60px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
      box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
    }
    .smart-right-sticky-viewport {
      width: 50%;
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      height: 100vh;
    }
    @media(max-width: 992px) {
      .smart-living-split { flex-direction: column; min-height: auto; }
      .smart-left-narrative { width: 100%; padding: 100px 6%; }
      .smart-right-sticky-viewport { width: 100%; height: 70vh; position: relative; }
    }

    /* Section 03: Lifestyle Grid Matrix */
    .lifestyle-geometric-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 1px;
      background-color: var(--border-light);
      margin-top: 60px;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-light);
    }
    .lifestyle-grid-card {
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      padding: 60px 45px;
      transition: transform 0.5s var(--bezier-magazine), box-shadow 0.5s var(--bezier-magazine);
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
      min-height: 340px;
    }
    .lifestyle-grid-card:hover {
      transform: translateY(-10px);
      box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
      z-index: 3;
    }
    .card-top-row {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: flex-start;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
    }
    .card-index-num {
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-weight: 300;
      font-size: 1.8rem;
      color: var(--accent);
      line-height: 1;
    }
    .card-minimal-icon {
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      color: var(--text-dark);
      opacity: 0.8;
    }
    @media(max-width: 992px) {
      .lifestyle-geometric-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
    }
    @media(max-width: 650px) {
      .lifestyle-geometric-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    }

    /* Section 04: Membership Subscription Core */
    .subscription-envelope {
      max-width: 700px;
      margin: 60px auto 0 auto;
      text-align: center;
    }
    .subscription-form-row {
      display: flex;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
      padding-bottom: 15px;
      margin-bottom: 25px;
    }
    .subscription-native-input {
      flex-grow: 1;
      background: none;
      border: none;
      color: var(--text-light);
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-size: 1.2rem;
      outline: none;
      font-weight: 200;
    }
    .subscription-native-input::placeholder { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.3); }
    .action-sub-btn {
      background: none;
      border: none;
      color: var(--text-light);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-weight: 700;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      cursor: pointer;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      padding: 0 20px;
      transition: opacity 0.3s;
    }
    .action-sub-btn:hover { opacity: 0.7; }
    
    .sub-action-toggle-links {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 30px;
    }
    .sub-action-toggle-links span {
      font-size: 0.75rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      cursor: pointer;
      opacity: 0.4;
      transition: opacity 0.3s;
    }
    .sub-action-toggle-links span.mode-active {
      opacity: 1;
      text-decoration: underline;
    }
    .state-alert-box {
      margin-top: 30px;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
      padding: 15px;
      border: 1px solid transparent;
      display: none;
    }

    /* Section 05: Urban Visual Intermission Break */
    /* Section 05: Parallax Intermission Break */
    .parallax-scenography-viewport {
      width: 100%;
      height: 70vh;
      background-attachment: fixed;
      background-position: center;
      background-size: cover;
    }
    /* Section 06: Featured Spaces / Silhouette Asymmetric Layout */
    .architecture-magazine-spread {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 50px;
      margin-top: 80px;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }
    .asymmetric-space-block:nth-child(2) { margin-top: 80px; }
    .asymmetric-space-block:nth-child(3) { margin-top: 160px; }
    @media(max-width: 992px) {
      .architecture-magazine-spread { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 80px; }
      .asymmetric-space-block:nth-child(2), .asymmetric-space-block:nth-child(3) { margin-top: 0; }
    }

    /* Section 07: City Stories Horizontal Scroll Matrix */
    .horizontal-scroller-track {
      display: flex;
      gap: 50px;
      overflow-x: auto;
      padding: 60px 0;
      scrollbar-width: none;
    }
    .horizontal-scroller-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
    .story-horizontal-card {
      min-width: 460px;
      background-color: #0A0A0A;
      border: 1px solid var(--border);
      padding: 55px;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      justify-content: space-between;
    }
    @media(max-width: 500px) {
      .story-horizontal-card { min-width: 320px; padding: 35px; }
    }

    /* Section 08: Insight Two-Column Mesh Layout */
    .insight-two-column-mesh {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
      gap: 80px;
      margin-top: 60px;
      align-items: center;
    }
    @media(max-width: 992px) {
      .insight-two-column-mesh { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
    }

    /* Section 09: Numeric Performance Indicators */
    .statistics-counter-row {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 40px;
      margin-top: 60px;
      text-align: center;
    }
    .counter-monolith-value {
      font-family: var(--font-editorial);
      font-size: 5rem;
      line-height: 1;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
      font-weight: 400;
    }
    @media(max-width: 768px) {
      .statistics-counter-row { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 50px; }
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       4. ABOUT SARTORIAL MANIFESTO MODULE LAYOUTS
       ========================================================================= */
    .philosophy-three-column-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 60px;
      margin-top: 80px;
    }
    @media(max-width: 992px) { .philosophy-three-column-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 50px; } }

    .journey-vertical-timeline {
      max-width: 900px;
      margin: 80px auto 0 auto;
      border-left: 1px solid var(--border-light);
      padding-left: 50px;
    }
    .journey-milestone-node {
      position: relative;
      margin-bottom: 80px;
    }
    .journey-milestone-node::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      left: -56px;
      top: 8px;
      width: 11px;
      height: 11px;
      background-color: var(--text-dark);
      border-radius: 50%;
    }
    .dark-section .journey-milestone-node::before {
      background-color: var(--text-light);
    }

    .team-portrait-masonry {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 40px;
      margin-top: 80px;
    }
    @media(max-width: 992px) { .team-portrait-masonry { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
    @media(max-width: 550px) { .team-portrait-masonry { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

    /* =========================================================================
       5. PORTFOLIO SPECTACLE GALLERY MODULES
       ========================================================================= */
    .portfolio-alternating-block {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
      gap: 100px;
      align-items: center;
      margin-bottom: 160px;
    }
    .portfolio-alternating-block.row-invert {
      direction: rtl;
    }
    .portfolio-alternating-block.row-invert .alternating-text-node {
      direction: ltr;
    }
    @media(max-width: 992px) {
      .portfolio-alternating-block, .portfolio-alternating-block.row-invert { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 100px; }
    }

    .portfolio-masonry-canvas {
      column-count: 3;
      column-gap: 40px;
      margin-top: 80px;
    }
    .portfolio-masonry-element {
      background: #FFFFFF;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
      break-inside: avoid;
      padding: 25px;
      border: 1px solid var(--border-light);
      transition: transform 0.4s ease;
    }
    .portfolio-masonry-element:hover {
      transform: translateY(-5px);
    }
    @media(max-width: 992px) { .portfolio-masonry-canvas { column-count: 2; } }
    @media(max-width: 650px) { .portfolio-masonry-canvas { column-count: 1; } }

    /* =========================================================================
       6. CONTACT UPLINK ARCHITECTURE & FAQS
       ========================================================================= */
    .native-contact-form-wrapper {
      max-width: 900px;
      margin: 80px auto 0 auto;
    }
    .form-two-column-row {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
      gap: 40px;
      margin-bottom: 40px;
    }
    .form-structural-group {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
      padding-bottom: 15px;
    }
    .form-structural-group label {
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-weight: 700;
      font-size: 0.7rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
    }
    .form-input-element {
      background: none;
      border: none;
      outline: none;
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      font-weight: 200;
    }
    @media(max-width: 650px) { 
      .form-two-column-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; margin-bottom: 0; } 
      .form-structural-group { margin-bottom: 40px; } 
    }

    .faq-accordion-container {
      max-width: 1000px;
      margin: 80px auto 0 auto;
    }
    .faq-accordion-item {
      border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-light);
      padding: 35px 0;
    }
    .faq-header-trigger {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      width: 100%;
      background: none;
      border: none;
      text-align: left;
      font-family: var(--font-editorial);
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      cursor: pointer;
      color: var(--text-dark);
    }
    .faq-content-panel {
      max-height: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: max-height 0.4s var(--bezier-magazine);
      padding-right: 12%;
    }
    .faq-content-panel p {
      padding-top: 20px;
      font-size: 1.05rem;
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    /* =========================================================================
       7. GLOBAL MAGAZINE SYSTEM FOOTER
       ========================================================================= */
    .editorial-master-footer {
      background-color: var(--bg-white);
      color: var(--text-dark);
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-light);
      padding: 120px 10% 60px 10%;
    }
    .footer-columns-matrix {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
      gap: 50px;
      margin-bottom: 100px;
    }
    .footer-column-block h5 {
      font-family: var(--font-sans);
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      font-size: 0.8rem;
      letter-spacing: 0.15em;
      margin-bottom: 30px;
    }
    .footer-column-block ul {
      list-style: none;
    }
    .footer-column-block li {
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }
    .footer-column-block a {
      color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
      text-decoration: none;
      font-size: 0.95rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: color 0.3s;
    }
    .footer-column-block a:hover { color: var(--text-dark); }
    
    .footer-base-legal-bar {
      display: flex;
      justify-content: space-between;
      align-items: center;
      border-top: 1px solid var(--border-light);
      padding-top: 40px;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      font-weight: 300;
      color: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
    }
    .footer-base-legal-bar div a {
      color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
      text-decoration: none;
      margin-left: 25px;
      cursor: pointer;
      transition: color 0.3s;
    }
    .footer-base-legal-bar div a:hover {
      color: var(--text-dark);
    }
    @media(max-width: 768px) {
      .footer-columns-matrix { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 40px; }
      .footer-base-legal-bar { flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; text-align: center; }
      .footer-base-legal-bar div a { margin: 0 12px; }
    }
