/* istanbul BOSPHORA — premium, calm, international.
   One primary (ink), one accent (brass), two surfaces (ivory, paper). 8px spacing grid. */
:root {
  --ink: #0f1b26;
  --ink-2: #1d2c39;
  --ink-soft: #33424f;
  --muted: #56616b;
  --ivory: #f6f2ea;
  --paper: #ffffff;
  --line: #e3dbcd;
  --brass: #b08847;
  --brass-text: #7d5a22;
  --on-ink: #f6f2ea;
  --on-ink-muted: #c9c2b5;

  --font-display: "Playfair Display", "Noto Serif", Georgia, serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", "Noto Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;

  --s1: 8px; --s2: 16px; --s3: 24px; --s4: 32px; --s5: 48px; --s6: 64px; --s7: 96px; --s8: 128px;
  --radius: 4px;
  --max: 1200px;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1);
}

html[lang="ar"] { --font-display: "Noto Naskh Arabic", serif; --font-body: "Noto Naskh Arabic", "Noto Sans Arabic", sans-serif; }
html[lang="ur"] { --font-display: "Noto Nastaliq Urdu", serif; --font-body: "Noto Nastaliq Urdu", "Noto Naskh Arabic", sans-serif; }
html[lang="zh"] { --font-display: "Noto Serif SC", serif; --font-body: "Noto Sans SC", system-ui, sans-serif; }

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  margin: 0; background: var(--ivory); color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
html[lang="ur"] body { line-height: 2.1; }
img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--brass); outline-offset: 3px; }

.skip { position: absolute; inset-inline-start: -999px; top: 0; background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); padding: var(--s1) var(--s2); z-index: 100; }
.skip:focus { inset-inline-start: var(--s2); }

.wrap { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--s3); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .wrap { padding: 0 var(--s5); } }

.eyebrow {
  font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--brass-text); margin: 0 0 var(--s2);
}
html[lang="ar"] .eyebrow, html[lang="ur"] .eyebrow, html[lang="zh"] .eyebrow { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; font-size: 15px; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; margin: 0; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 52px); line-height: 1.1; }
h3 { font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.2; }
html[lang="ur"] h1, html[lang="ur"] h2, html[lang="ur"] h3 { line-height: 1.8; }
p { margin: 0 0 var(--s2); }
.lead { font-size: 19px; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 62ch; }

/* ---- header ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-header {
  position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 50; transition: background .4s var(--ease), box-shadow .4s var(--ease);
}
.site-header .wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; height: 76px; gap: var(--s3); }
.site-header.is-solid { background: rgba(15, 27, 38, .94); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.06); }
.brand { font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-size: 28px; letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--on-ink); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 500; }
.brand span { color: var(--brass); }
.nav { display: none; gap: var(--s3); }
.nav a { color: var(--on-ink); text-decoration: none; font-size: 15px; opacity: .88; white-space: nowrap; }
.nav a:hover { opacity: 1; }
@media (min-width: 1280px) { .nav { display: flex; } }
.header-tools { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s2); }
.lang {
  appearance: none; background: transparent; color: var(--on-ink); border: 1px solid rgba(246,242,234,.4);
  border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 8px 34px 8px 12px; font: inherit; font-size: 14px; cursor: pointer;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='10' height='6' viewBox='0 0 10 6'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l4 4 4-4' fill='none' stroke='%23f6f2ea' stroke-width='1.5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: right 12px center; background-size: 10px 6px;
}
[dir="rtl"] .lang { padding: 8px 12px 8px 34px; background-position: left 12px center; }
.lang option { color: var(--ink); }

/* ---- buttons --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: var(--s1);
  min-height: 48px; padding: 0 var(--s3); border-radius: var(--radius); font: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid transparent; transition: background .25s, color .25s, border-color .25s;
}
.btn-primary { background: var(--brass); color: var(--ink); }
.btn-primary:hover { background: #c29a58; }
.btn-ghost { border-color: rgba(246,242,234,.55); color: var(--on-ink); background: transparent; }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--on-ink); }
.btn-dark { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); }
.btn-dark:hover { background: var(--ink-2); }
.btn-line { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); background: transparent; }
.btn-line:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); }
.header-tools .btn { display: none; white-space: nowrap; }
@media (min-width: 700px) { .header-tools .btn { display: inline-flex; min-height: 40px; } }

/* ---- hero ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
.hero { position: relative; min-height: 100svh; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; color: var(--on-ink); overflow: hidden; background: var(--ink); }
.hero-media { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.hero-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 60% 60%; transform: scale(1.06); animation: settle 2.4s var(--ease) forwards; }
.hero-media::after {
  /* A reading scrim on the text side only, so the city stays bright on the other half. */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(15,27,38,.86) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.74) 48%, rgba(15,27,38,.3) 76%, rgba(15,27,38,0) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,27,38,.55) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,0) 30%, rgba(15,27,38,.15) 70%, rgba(15,27,38,.9) 100%);
}
[dir="rtl"] .hero-media::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(15,27,38,.86) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.74) 48%, rgba(15,27,38,.3) 76%, rgba(15,27,38,0) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,27,38,.55) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,0) 30%, rgba(15,27,38,.15) 70%, rgba(15,27,38,.9) 100%);
}
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .hero-media::after, [dir="rtl"] .hero-media::after {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,27,38,.6) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.45) 35%, rgba(15,27,38,.72) 60%, rgba(15,27,38,.94) 100%);
  }
}
@keyframes settle { to { transform: scale(1); } }
.hero-content { position: relative; padding-bottom: var(--s7); padding-top: 140px; }
.hero .eyebrow { color: #d8b77c; }
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(32px, 3.8vw, 52px); line-height: 1.12; max-width: 26ch; margin-bottom: var(--s3); text-wrap: balance; }
.hero .lead { max-width: 52ch; }
html[lang="ur"] .hero h1, html[lang="ar"] .hero h1 { line-height: 1.5; font-size: clamp(30px, 3.8vw, 50px); }
.hero h1 em { font-style: italic; color: #e4c690; }
.hero .lead { color: var(--on-ink-muted); font-size: 20px; }
/* Subtitle: smaller, a soft champagne that belongs with the ivory title and its gold accent. */
.hero-sub { color: #d9c49b; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 52ch; margin: 0; letter-spacing: .01em; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .hero-sub { font-size: 16px; } }
.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s2); margin-top: var(--s4); }
.photo-credit { position: absolute; inset-inline-end: var(--s3); bottom: var(--s2); font-size: 12px; color: rgba(246,242,234,.6); z-index: 1; }
.photo-credit a { color: inherit; }

/* ---- principles strip ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
.principles { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08); }
.principles ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: var(--s5) 0; display: grid; gap: var(--s4); }
@media (min-width: 800px) { .principles ul { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.principles li { display: grid; gap: var(--s1); }
.principles strong { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: 24px; }
.principles span { color: var(--on-ink-muted); font-size: 15px; }

/* ---- showcase (illustrative villa & residence) ---------------------------------------------- */
.showcase { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); padding: var(--s6) 0; }
.showcase-alt { background: var(--ink-2); }
.showcase-grid { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--s3); display: grid; gap: var(--s3);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .showcase-grid { padding: 0 var(--s5); grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 7fr) minmax(0, 5fr); grid-template-rows: auto 1fr; gap: var(--s4); align-items: start; }
  .shot-main { align-self: stretch; }
  .shot-main { grid-row: 1 / span 2; }
  .showcase-alt .shot-main { grid-column: 2; }
  .showcase-alt .shot-side, .showcase-alt .showcase-copy { grid-column: 1; }
  .showcase-alt .shot-side { grid-row: 1; }
}
.shot { margin: 0; position: relative; overflow: hidden; border-radius: var(--radius); }
.shot img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.shot-main img { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.shot-window img { transform: scale(1.7); transform-origin: 50% 96%; }
.shot-window { aspect-ratio: 1 / 1 !important; min-height: 0 !important; align-self: start !important; }
.shot-main { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.shot-side { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .shot-main { aspect-ratio: auto; min-height: 560px; } }
.showcase-copy { display: grid; gap: var(--s2); padding: var(--s2) 0; align-self: start; }
.showcase-copy .eyebrow { color: #d8b77c; margin: 0; }
.showcase-copy h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 44px); }
.showcase-copy p { color: var(--on-ink-muted); margin: 0; }
.showcase-note { font-size: 13px; color: #a8a192 !important; border-inline-start: 2px solid var(--brass); padding-inline-start: var(--s2); }
.showcase-credit { max-width: var(--max); margin: var(--s3) auto 0; padding: 0 var(--s3); font-size: 12px; color: rgba(246,242,234,.5); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .showcase-credit { padding: 0 var(--s5); } }
/* A window seen from inside: frame, mullions and a soft interior shade over the Bosphorus view. */
.window-frame { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  border: clamp(14px, 2.2vw, 28px) solid #151c22;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, transparent calc(50% - 5px), #151c22 calc(50% - 5px), #151c22 calc(50% + 5px), transparent calc(50% + 5px)),
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 62%, #151c22 62%, #151c22 calc(62% + 8px), transparent calc(62% + 8px)),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.18), transparent 30%, transparent 70%, rgba(0,0,0,.25));
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 60px rgba(0,0,0,.35); }

/* ---- promise --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.promise { background: var(--ivory); padding: var(--s7) 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.promise-quote { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px); line-height: 1.25; max-width: 26ch; margin: 0 auto var(--s3); color: var(--ink); }
html[lang="ur"] .promise-quote { line-height: 1.9; }
.promise-quote em { color: var(--brass-text); }
.promise-text { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

/* ---- A to Z journey ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.az { background: var(--paper); }
.az-track { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto; gap: var(--s3); align-items: start; }
.az-letter { font-family: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-size: 72px; line-height: .9; color: var(--brass); font-style: italic; }
.az-steps { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: var(--s4) var(--s3); position: relative;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); counter-reset: az; }
.az-steps::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 6px; inset-inline: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--brass); opacity: .5; }
.az-steps li { position: relative; display: grid; gap: var(--s1); align-content: start; counter-increment: az; padding-top: var(--s4); }
.az-dot { position: absolute; top: 0; inset-inline-start: 0; width: 13px; height: 13px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--paper); border: 2px solid var(--brass); }
.az-steps li:nth-child(n+6) .az-dot { background: var(--brass); }
.az-steps h3 { font-size: 21px; }
.az-steps h3::before { content: counter(az, decimal-leading-zero) " "; font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 12px; color: var(--brass-text); letter-spacing: .1em; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.az-steps p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 15px; margin: 0; }
.az-note { margin: var(--s5) 0 0; font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); max-width: 80ch; border-inline-start: 2px solid var(--brass); padding-inline-start: var(--s2); }
@media (max-width: 1099px) {
  .az-steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .az-steps::before { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 699px) {
  .az-track { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .az-letter { font-size: 56px; }
  .az-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--s3); padding-inline-start: var(--s3); border-inline-start: 1px solid rgba(176,136,71,.5); }
  .az-steps li { padding-top: 0; }
  .az-dot { top: 6px; inset-inline-start: calc(-1 * var(--s3) - 7px); }
}

/* ---- guides ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.guides { display: grid; gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
@media (min-width: 700px) { .guides { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (min-width: 1100px) { .guides { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.guide { background: var(--ivory); padding: var(--s4); display: grid; gap: var(--s2); align-content: start; }
.guide-no { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 20px; color: var(--brass-text); }
.guide p { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; font-size: 16px; }
.guide-state { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: var(--s2); }

/* ---- sections -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
section { scroll-margin-top: 80px; }
.section { padding: var(--s7) 0; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .section { padding: var(--s8) 0; } }
.section-head { display: grid; gap: var(--s3); margin-bottom: var(--s6); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .section-head { grid-template-columns: 5fr 6fr; align-items: end; gap: var(--s6); } }
.section-head .lead { margin: 0; }
.paper { background: var(--paper); }

/* steps */
.steps { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: grid; gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
@media (min-width: 800px) { .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (min-width: 1100px) { .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }
.steps li { background: var(--ivory); padding: var(--s4); display: grid; gap: var(--s2); align-content: start; }
.paper .steps li { background: var(--paper); }
.step-no { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 44px; color: var(--brass); line-height: 1; }
.steps p { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; font-size: 16px; }

/* services */
.services { display: grid; gap: var(--s4); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .services { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: var(--s5) var(--s6); } }
.service { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); padding-top: var(--s3); display: grid; gap: var(--s2); }
.service p { color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.service .tag { font-size: 13px; color: var(--brass-text); }
.aftercare-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: var(--s1) 0 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s1); }
.aftercare-list li { border: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-soft); background: var(--paper); }

/* ---- advisor --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.advisor-section { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); }
.advisor-section .eyebrow { color: #d8b77c; }
.advisor-section .lead { color: var(--on-ink-muted); }
.advisor {
  background: var(--ivory); color: var(--ink); border-radius: var(--radius); max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.35); overflow: hidden;
}
.advisor-top { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s2); padding: var(--s2) var(--s3); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); }
.advisor-avatar { width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ink); color: var(--brass); display: grid; place-items: center; font-family: "Playfair Display", serif; font-size: 22px; flex: none; }
.advisor-top strong { display: block; font-size: 15px; }
.advisor-top small { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }
.advisor-log { padding: var(--s3); display: grid; gap: var(--s2); min-height: 320px; max-height: 560px; overflow-y: auto; }
.msg { max-width: 88%; padding: 12px 16px; border-radius: 14px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; animation: rise .35s var(--ease); white-space: pre-line; }
.msg-ai { background: var(--paper); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-start-start-radius: 4px; }
.msg-me { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); justify-self: end; border-start-end-radius: 4px; }
@keyframes rise { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
.choices { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s1); padding: 0 var(--s3) var(--s3); }
.choice { border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border-radius: 999px; padding: 10px 18px; font: inherit; font-size: 15px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 44px; }
.choice:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink); }
.brief { margin: 0 var(--s3) var(--s3); border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); padding: var(--s3); display: grid; gap: var(--s2); }
.brief dl { display: grid; grid-template-columns: max-content 1fr; gap: 4px var(--s3); margin: 0; font-size: 15px; }
.brief dt { color: var(--muted); }
.brief dd { margin: 0; }
.contact-form { display: grid; gap: var(--s2); }
.contact-form label { display: grid; gap: 4px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.contact-form input, .contact-form textarea {
  font: inherit; font-size: 16px; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #cfc6b6; border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--ivory); color: var(--ink);
}
.consent { display: flex !important; gap: var(--s1); align-items: flex-start; grid-template-columns: none !important; }
.consent input { margin-top: 5px; }
.notice { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); border-inline-start: 2px solid var(--brass); padding-inline-start: var(--s2); margin: 0; }
.advisor-foot { padding: var(--s2) var(--s3); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); background: var(--paper); }

/* ---- standards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.standards { display: grid; gap: var(--s3); list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
@media (min-width: 800px) { .standards { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: var(--s4) var(--s6); } }
.standards li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 28px 1fr; gap: var(--s2); }
.standards li::before { content: ""; width: 20px; height: 1px; background: var(--brass); margin-top: 14px; }
.standards strong { display: block; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.standards span { color: var(--muted); font-size: 16px; }

/* ---- faq ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.faq { max-width: 860px; }
.faq details { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq summary { cursor: pointer; list-style: none; padding: var(--s3) 0; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 24px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--s3); }
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq summary::after { content: "+"; color: var(--brass); font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 300; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1; }
.faq details[open] summary::after { content: "–"; }
.faq details p { color: var(--muted); padding-bottom: var(--s3); margin: 0; max-width: 70ch; }

/* ---- closing & footer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
.closing { text-align: center; }
.closing h2 { max-width: 20ch; margin: 0 auto var(--s3); }
.closing .lead { margin: 0 auto var(--s4); }
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: var(--on-ink-muted); padding: var(--s6) 0 var(--s4); font-size: 14px; }
.site-footer .brand { font-size: 24px; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; gap: var(--s4); margin-bottom: var(--s5); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 2fr 3fr; } }
.disclaimer { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 80ch; }
.footer-bottom { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); padding-top: var(--s3); display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--s2); font-size: 13px; }

/* ---- reveal (respects reduced motion) -------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Hidden only when JS runs, so the content is always visible without it. */
.js .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity .8s var(--ease), transform .8s var(--ease); }
.reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .hero-media img { animation: none; transform: none; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .msg { animation: none; }
}

/* ---- simplified, centred hero (owner direction 2026-09-25) --------------------------------------- */
.hero { align-items: center; }
.hero-centered { text-align: center; display: grid; justify-items: center; padding-top: 120px; padding-bottom: var(--s7); }
.hero-centered h1 { margin-inline: auto; max-width: 30ch; font-size: clamp(30px, 3.5vw, 50px); }
.hero-centered .hero-sub { margin-inline: auto; }
.hero-centered .hero-actions { justify-content: center; }
.hero-media::after, [dir="rtl"] .hero-media::after {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,27,38,.55) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.58) 50%, rgba(15,27,38,.78) 100%);
}
/* A showcase with one image: image and copy side by side. */
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .showcase:not(.showcase-alt) .showcase-grid { grid-template-rows: auto; align-items: center; }
  .showcase:not(.showcase-alt) .shot-main { grid-row: 1; min-height: 520px; }
  .showcase:not(.showcase-alt) .showcase-copy { align-self: center; }
}

/* ---- hero slider: three full-screen slides (owner direction 2026-09-25) ---------------------------- */
.hero-slider { display: block; padding: 0; }
.slides { display: flex; width: 100%; min-height: 100svh; transition: transform .9s var(--ease); will-change: transform; }
.slide { position: relative; flex: 0 0 100%; min-height: 100svh; display: flex; align-items: center; overflow: hidden; }
.slide .hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 100%; }
.slide .eyebrow { color: #d8b77c; margin-bottom: var(--s2); }
.hero .slide-title { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.5vw, 50px); line-height: 1.12; max-width: 24ch; margin: 0 auto var(--s3); text-wrap: balance; }
html[lang="ur"] .hero .slide-title, html[lang="ar"] .hero .slide-title { line-height: 1.5; }
.slide-note { margin: var(--s3) 0 0; font-size: 12px; color: rgba(246,242,234,.62); }
.hero-window .window-frame { border-width: clamp(18px, 3vw, 44px); }
.hero-window img { object-position: 50% 80%; }
.slider-arrow {
  position: absolute; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); z-index: 3; width: 52px; height: 52px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(246,242,234,.45); background: rgba(15,27,38,.35); color: var(--on-ink); font-size: 30px; line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer; display: none; align-items: center; justify-content: center; backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}
.slider-arrow:hover { border-color: var(--on-ink); background: rgba(15,27,38,.6); }
.slider-prev { inset-inline-start: var(--s3); }
.slider-next { inset-inline-end: var(--s3); }
[dir="rtl"] .slider-arrow span { display: inline-block; transform: scaleX(-1); }
@media (min-width: 800px) { .slider-arrow { display: inline-flex; } }
.slider-dots { position: absolute; bottom: var(--s4); left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); z-index: 3; display: flex; gap: 10px; }
.slider-dot { width: 36px; height: 3px; padding: 0; border: 0; background: rgba(246,242,234,.4); cursor: pointer; }
.slider-dot::before { content: ""; display: block; height: 24px; margin-top: -10px; } /* larger hit area */
.slider-dot[aria-current="true"] { background: var(--brass); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .slides { transition: none; } }
/* Full-screen window: panes at the sides and a low transom, so no bar crosses the text. */
.hero-window .window-frame {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, transparent calc(18% - 5px), #151c22 calc(18% - 5px), #151c22 calc(18% + 5px), transparent calc(18% + 5px),
                           transparent calc(82% - 5px), #151c22 calc(82% - 5px), #151c22 calc(82% + 5px), transparent calc(82% + 5px)),
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 86%, #151c22 86%, #151c22 calc(86% + 8px), transparent calc(86% + 8px)),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.18), transparent 30%, transparent 70%, rgba(0,0,0,.25));
}
@media (max-width: 799px) {
  .hero-window .window-frame { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.18), transparent 30%, transparent 70%, rgba(0,0,0,.25)); }
  .slider-dots { bottom: 64px; }
}

/* ---- istanbul BOSPHORA logo --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.brand-logo { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; line-height: 0; }
.brand-logo img { height: 46px; width: auto; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .brand-logo img { height: 36px; } }
.footer-logo { display: block; line-height: 0; margin-bottom: var(--s2); }
.footer-logo img { width: min(360px, 100%); height: auto; }
.advisor-avatar { font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: .02em; }

/* ---- brighter slides (owner direction 2026-09-25): light veil, a soft pool of shade behind the
   centred text only, and a text shadow, so the sunlit photos stay sunlit. -------------------------- */
.hero-slider .hero-media::after, [dir="rtl"] .hero-slider .hero-media::after {
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 45% at 50% 60%, rgba(15,27,38,.5) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.22) 60%, rgba(15,27,38,0) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,27,38,.35) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.05) 22%, rgba(15,27,38,.05) 72%, rgba(15,27,38,.45) 100%);
}
.hero-slider .hero-content h1, .hero-slider .slide-title, .hero-slider .hero-sub, .hero-slider .eyebrow, .hero-slider .slide-note {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.45), 0 2px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}
.hero-slider .hero-sub { color: #f1e2c2; }
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .hero-slider .hero-media::after, [dir="rtl"] .hero-slider .hero-media::after {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,27,38,.4) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.3) 40%, rgba(15,27,38,.5) 100%);
  }
}

/* The owner's own night photo of Hagia Sophia: the sky is already dark, so no extra veil. */
.hero-slider .hero-night::after, [dir="rtl"] .hero-slider .hero-night::after {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,27,38,.25) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,0) 30%, rgba(15,27,38,.1) 70%, rgba(15,27,38,.45) 100%);
}
.hero-slider .hero-night::after, [dir="rtl"] .hero-slider .hero-night::after {
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 42% 38% at 50% 62%, rgba(10,16,30,.62) 0%, rgba(10,16,30,.35) 60%, rgba(10,16,30,0) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,27,38,.25) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,0) 30%, rgba(15,27,38,.1) 70%, rgba(15,27,38,.45) 100%);
}
/* Phones see a narrow slice of the landscape photos: keep the Bosphorus Bridge tower in it. */
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .hero-slider .slide:first-child .hero-media img { object-position: 12% center; }
}

/* Owner direction: slide text sits lower (about 3 cm), clear of the middle of the photo.
   A transform moves it without growing the slide on short screens. */
.hero-slider .slide .hero-content { transform: translateY(min(130px, 14vh)); }
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .hero-slider .slide .hero-content { transform: translateY(min(70px, 8vh)); }
  .hero-slider .slide:first-child .hero-media img { object-position: 35% center; }
}

/* ---- owner direction 2026-09-25: a permanent thin dark bar, tighter display type, gold accents --- */
.site-header, .site-header.is-solid {
  background: rgba(12, 20, 29, .96); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(212, 170, 94, .22);
}
.site-header .wrap { height: 68px; }
.brand-logo img { height: 44px; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .site-header .wrap { height: 60px; } .brand-logo img { height: 34px; } }

h1, h2, h3 { font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.015em; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.8vw, 46px); line-height: 1.12; }
h3 { font-size: 23px; }
.faq summary { font-size: 21px; }
.promise-quote { font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px); }

.hero-slider .hero-content h1, .hero .slide-title {
  font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.02em; line-height: 1.08;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.3vw, 48px); max-width: 23ch;
}
.hero-slider .hero-content h1 { max-width: 25ch; }
.hero em {
  font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; color: #f0cb7e;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, #f7dea0 0%, #e2b764 45%, #c9953f 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  text-shadow: none; filter: drop-shadow(0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7)) drop-shadow(0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5));
  padding-inline-end: .06em;
}
.hero-slider .hero-sub { font-weight: 500; color: #f6f2ea; font-size: 18px; max-width: 50ch; }
.hero-sub strong { color: #f0cb7e; font-weight: 700; }
.hero-slider .eyebrow { color: #f0cb7e; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .24em; }
html[lang="ar"] .hero em, html[lang="ur"] .hero em, html[lang="zh"] .hero em { font-style: normal; }
html[lang="ar"] .hero-slider .hero-content h1, html[lang="ar"] .hero .slide-title,
html[lang="ur"] .hero-slider .hero-content h1, html[lang="ur"] .hero .slide-title { line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .hero-slider .hero-sub { font-size: 16px; } }

/* Hero copy on the reading side on wide screens (owner direction 2026-09-27); phones stay centred.
   The soft pool of shade from 2026-09-25 moves with the text, so the photos stay sunlit. */
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .slide .hero-centered { text-align: start; justify-items: start; padding-inline-start: max(var(--s5), 104px); }
  .slide .hero-centered h1, .slide .hero-centered .slide-title, .slide .hero-centered .hero-sub { margin-inline: 0; }
  .slide .hero-centered .hero-actions { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .hero-slider .hero-media::after {
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 50% at 34% 60%, rgba(15,27,38,.52) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.24) 60%, rgba(15,27,38,0) 100%),
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,27,38,.35) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.05) 22%, rgba(15,27,38,.05) 72%, rgba(15,27,38,.45) 100%);
  }
  [dir="rtl"] .hero-slider .hero-media::after {
    background:
      radial-gradient(ellipse 55% 50% at 66% 60%, rgba(15,27,38,.52) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.24) 60%, rgba(15,27,38,0) 100%),
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(15,27,38,.35) 0%, rgba(15,27,38,.05) 22%, rgba(15,27,38,.05) 72%, rgba(15,27,38,.45) 100%);
  }
}