:root {
  --ink: #10273c;
  --muted: #4e6070;
  --navy: #0d2238;
  --blue: #205c99;
  --paper: #fff;
  --light: #f2f5f8;
  --line: #d5dee6;
  --accent: #adcde8;
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 1.5rem; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font: 1rem/1.65 Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
a:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--blue); outline-offset: 5px; }
.hero a:focus-visible, .contact a:focus-visible { outline-color: #fff; }
.wrap { width: min(1200px, calc(100% - 96px)); margin-inline: auto; }
.skip { position: absolute; top: -100px; left: 20px; padding: 12px; background: #fff; z-index: 10; }
.skip:focus { top: 10px; }
.header { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; min-height: 104px; }
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 19px; }
.monogram { font: 42px Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: -3px; white-space: nowrap; }
.monogram span { font-size: 31px; }
.brand-name { font-size: .75rem; letter-spacing: .14em; line-height: 1.6; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); padding-left: 18px; }
.header nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 20px; font-size: .875rem; }
.header nav a { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 44px; padding: 8px 6px; white-space: nowrap; }
.nav-contact { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
/* Approved decorative background. Text and controls are independent HTML. */
.hero { color: #fff; background-color: var(--navy); background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7,23,40,.86) 0%, rgba(7,23,40,.77) 41%, rgba(7,23,40,.28) 70%, rgba(7,23,40,.10) 100%), url("assets/hero-desktop.webp"); background-size: cover; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; }
.hero-inner { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: center; min-height: clamp(580px, 50vw, 780px); padding-block: 76px; }
.hero-identity { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 13px; font-size: .8125rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; margin: 0 0 31px; }
.hero-identity > span:first-child { font: 1.7rem Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: -.06em; }
.identity-divider { color: var(--accent); font-weight: 400; }
h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1 { font: 400 clamp(3rem, 4.3vw, 4.2rem)/1.08 Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: -.035em; margin-bottom: 27px; }
h1 em { font-weight: 400; }
.lead { max-width: 450px; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.75; margin-bottom: 31px; }
.button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 42px; min-height: 48px; padding: 13px 23px; background: #fff; color: var(--navy); font-size: .9375rem; }
.button:hover { background: var(--light); text-decoration: none; }
.section { padding-block: 80px; }
.eyebrow { font-size: .9375rem; letter-spacing: .12em; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 25px; color: var(--blue); }
.about { background: var(--light); }
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr; gap: 60px; }
h2 { font: 400 clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.65rem)/1.2 Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: -.025em; margin-bottom: 30px; }
.about-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; color: var(--muted); }
.about-columns p { margin: 0; }
.section-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 35px; align-items: flex-end; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.section-heading > p { max-width: 320px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 30px; }
.focus-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.focus-grid article { padding: 28px 24px 4px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); }
.focus-grid article:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.focus-grid article:last-child { padding-right: 0; border-right: 0; }
.index { font-size: .8125rem; letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--blue); }
h3 { font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.015em; margin: 28px 0 18px; }
.focus-grid p { color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 0; }
.work-section { background: #edf3f8; }
.work-band { background: #1c466e; color: #fff; padding-block: 48px; }
.work-band .section-heading { margin-bottom: 0; }
.work-band .eyebrow { color: #c3ddf2; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.work-band h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }
.work-band .section-heading > p { color: #e2edf6; margin-bottom: 0; }
.work-section .focus-grid { border-top: 0; padding-block: 42px 52px; }
.work-section .focus-grid article { padding-top: 0; }
.company { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.company dt { color: var(--blue); }
.company dl > div { border-bottom-color: #bdcdda; }
dl { margin: 0; }
dl > div { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.6fr; padding: 18px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); gap: 20px; }
dl > div:first-child { padding-top: 0; }
dt { color: var(--muted); }
dd { margin: 0; }
.contact { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }
.contact .eyebrow { color: var(--accent); }
.contact-inner { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 40px; }
.contact h2 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 3.6vw, 3.3rem); margin-bottom: 20px; }
.contact p:last-child { color: #c6d4df; margin: 0; }
.contact-details { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; min-width: 0; }
.contact-label { font-size: .8125rem; letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--accent); }
.contact-details a { display: inline-block; min-height: 44px; font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.25rem); border-bottom: 1px solid #758b9f; padding-block: 6px 12px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.footer { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 30px; align-items: center; padding-block: 32px; }
.footer-name { font: 1.125rem Georgia, serif; }
.footer p { font-size: .8125rem; color: var(--muted); margin: 7px 0 0; }
.footer > a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; font-size: .875rem; white-space: nowrap; }
.footer > a span { margin-left: 20px; }
@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .wrap { width: calc(100% - 56px); }
  .header nav { gap: 12px; }
  .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr; gap: 30px; }
  .about-columns { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; }
  .focus-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .focus-grid article { padding: 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .focus-grid article:first-child, .focus-grid article:last-child { padding: 28px; }
  .work-section .focus-grid article { padding: 28px; }
  .focus-grid article:nth-child(even) { border-right: 0; }
  .section-heading { display: block; }
  .section-heading > p { max-width: 620px; }
  .work-band .section-heading > p { margin-top: 22px; }
  .contact-inner { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
}
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .wrap { width: calc(100% - 40px); }
  .header { flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; padding-block: 20px 12px; gap: 13px; }
  .header nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, auto); width: 100%; gap: 2px; }
  .header nav a { padding-inline: 3px; }
  .hero { background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7,23,40,.84), rgba(7,23,40,.68)), url("assets/hero-mobile.webp"); background-position: 65% center; }
  .hero-inner { min-height: 540px; padding-block: 50px; }
  .hero-identity { font-size: .75rem; gap: 9px; letter-spacing: .07em; margin-bottom: 26px; }
  .hero-identity > span:first-child { font-size: 1.45rem; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 8.5vw, 3.3rem); line-height: 1.12; }
  .lead { font-size: 1rem; max-width: 410px; }
  .section { padding-block: 52px; }
  .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; }
  .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .work-band { padding-block: 34px; }
  .work-band .section-heading > p { margin-top: 18px; }
  .work-section .focus-grid { padding-block: 8px 26px; }
  .work-section .focus-grid article { padding-block: 25px; }
  .wide-break { display: none; }
  .focus-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .focus-grid article, .focus-grid article:first-child, .focus-grid article:last-child { padding: 25px 0; border-right: 0; }
  h3 { margin: 16px 0 12px; }
  h3 br { display: none; }
  dl > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 5px; padding-block: 16px; }
  .footer { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
  .contact-details a { font-size: 1rem; }
  .contact-inner { gap: 30px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }
@media print {
  .header nav, .button, .footer > a { display: none; }
  .wrap { width: 100%; }
  .hero { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); }
  .hero-inner { min-height: 0; padding-block: 25px; }
  .section { padding-block: 25px; }
  .contact { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .contact .eyebrow, .contact p:last-child, .contact-label { color: var(--muted); }
  .work-band { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); padding-block: 25px; }
  .work-band .eyebrow, .work-band .section-heading > p { color: var(--muted); }
}

/* v3 staging: retain v2.1 styling with room for the service navigation. */
.research-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 22px; min-height: 44px; color: var(--blue); font-size: .9375rem; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
@media (min-width: 681px) and (max-width: 1000px) { .header { flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; padding-block: 20px 12px; gap: 8px; } }
@media (max-width: 680px) { .header nav { display: flex; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; column-gap: 14px; } }