@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@400;500;600&family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;1,400&family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;1,300;1,400;1,500&display=swap');

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

body, html {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  background-color: #f7f3eb;
}

.vc-topbar {
  position: fixed;
  top: 18px;
  left: 50%;
  z-index: 500;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 32px));
  min-height: 58px;
  padding: 10px 14px 10px 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(135, 98, 38, 0.22);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(247, 243, 235, 0.72);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 54px rgba(34, 25, 14, 0.12);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.vc-topbar-brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  color: #3b3528;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-topbar-logo {
  width: clamp(82px, 8vw, 116px);
  height: auto;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 8px 18px rgba(34, 25, 14, 0.12));
}

.vc-topbar-brand span {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2px;
}

.vc-topbar-brand strong {
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.vc-topbar-brand em {
  color: #876226;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: none;
}

.vc-topbar-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.vc-topbar-nav a {
  min-height: 34px;
  padding: 9px 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(135, 98, 38, 0.18);
  border-radius: 5px;
  color: #3b3528;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.48);
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
}

.vc-topbar-nav a:hover,
.vc-topbar-nav a:focus-visible {
  border-color: rgba(135, 98, 38, 0.42);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.vc-topbar-nav .vc-nav-cta {
  border-color: rgba(135, 98, 38, 0.42);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #211b12, #604616);
  color: #fff6dc;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(34, 25, 14, 0.18);
}

/* ===========================
   INTERACTIVE GRID CANVAS
   =========================== */
#vc-bg-canvas {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ===========================
   FULL-SCREEN INTRO
   Covers the entire viewport.
   Sticks at top, zooms + fades on scroll via JS.
   =========================== */
.vc-intro {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  pointer-events: none;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

.vc-intro-content {
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5vw;
  width: min(920px, calc(100% - 32px));
}

.vc-intro-title {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: clamp(48px, 8vw, 140px);
  color: #3b3528;
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: vcIntroFadeIn 1.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.2s forwards;
}

.vc-intro-title span {
  display: inline;
}

.vc-intro-cta {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.5vw, 24px);
  color: #7a6e5d;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: vcIntroFadeIn 1.5s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.8s forwards;
}

.vc-intro-actions,
.vc-team-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
}

.vc-intro-actions {
  opacity: 0;
  animation: vcIntroFadeIn 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) 1.05s forwards;
}

.vc-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 13px 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(135, 98, 38, 0.28);
  border-radius: 5px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
}

.vc-button:hover,
.vc-button:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.vc-button-primary {
  border-color: rgba(135, 98, 38, 0.5);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #211b12, #876226 72%, #c7aa61);
  color: #fff9e9;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(34, 25, 14, 0.2);
}

.vc-button-secondary {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68);
  color: #3b3528;
}

.vc-intro-arrow {
  width: clamp(20px, 2vw, 32px);
  color: #b9935a;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: vcIntroFadeIn 1s ease 1.4s forwards, vcArrowBounce 2s ease-in-out 2s infinite;
}

.vc-intro-arrow svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

@keyframes vcIntroFadeIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}

@keyframes vcArrowBounce {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50%      { transform: translateY(10px); }
}

/* ===========================
   PAGE + GALLERY
   =========================== */
.vc-page {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  z-index: 1;
  /* Push content below the intro viewport */
  margin-top: 100vh;
}

.vc-bg-top {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 55%;
  background-image: url('assets/bg.png');
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: top center;
  z-index: -1;
  opacity: 0.25;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, black 60%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, black 60%, transparent 100%);
}

.vc-bg-bottom {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 55%;
  background-image: url('assets/bg_bottom.png');
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: bottom center;
  z-index: -1;
  opacity: 0.25;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to top, black 60%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to top, black 60%, transparent 100%);
}

.vc-gallery {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 1400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 4vw 3vw 8vw;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 3vw;
}

.vc-team-feature {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.88fr) minmax(320px, 1.12fr);
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 46px);
  padding: clamp(88px, 7vw, 112px) clamp(18px, 2.8vw, 42px) clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 42px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(135, 98, 38, 0.2);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82), rgba(247, 243, 235, 0.58)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 12%, rgba(199, 170, 97, 0.18), transparent 32%);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 58px rgba(34, 25, 14, 0.12);
  overflow: hidden;
  scroll-margin-top: 0;
}

.vc-team-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 22px);
}

.vc-kicker {
  color: #876226;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-team-copy h2 {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 760px;
  color: #2b241a;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.1vw, 66px);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.vc-team-copy p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 640px;
  color: #665b4c;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1vw, 17px);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.vc-team-photo {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 380px;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(135, 98, 38, 0.22);
  border-radius: 7px;
  background: #1f1a12;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 248, 220, 0.08);
}

.vc-team-photo::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 46%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24));
  pointer-events: none;
}

.vc-team-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 380px;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  display: block;
}

.vc-work-heading {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: clamp(8px, 1.5vw, 20px) auto 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.vc-work-heading span {
  color: #876226;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-work-heading h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: #2b241a;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 58px);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.vc-work-showcase {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  min-height: clamp(520px, 58vh, 660px);
  width: min(100vw - 32px, 1500px);
  margin: 0 calc(50% - min(50vw - 16px, 750px));
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(135, 98, 38, 0.34);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: #070604;
  box-shadow:
    0 32px 82px rgba(34, 25, 14, 0.28),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 242, 206, 0.08) inset;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.vc-work-showcase::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 4;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(226, 201, 136, 0.34), transparent 12%, transparent 88%, rgba(226, 201, 136, 0.24)),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18), transparent 28%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48));
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  opacity: 0.45;
}

.vc-work-strip {
  position: relative;
  min-height: inherit;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(226, 201, 136, 0.24);
  background: #090705;
  cursor: pointer;
  outline: none;
}

.vc-work-strip:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.vc-work-strip:focus-visible {
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 2px rgba(255, 247, 218, 0.86) inset,
    0 0 0 5px rgba(226, 201, 136, 0.34) inset;
}

.vc-work-strip video {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.88;
  filter: saturate(0.92) contrast(1.08) brightness(0.82);
  transform: scale(1.04);
  transition: filter 0.8s ease, opacity 0.8s ease, transform 1.2s ease;
}

.vc-work-strip:hover video {
  opacity: 1;
  filter: saturate(1.08) contrast(1.04) brightness(0.96);
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

.vc-work-strip:active video,
.vc-work-strip.is-touch-active video {
  opacity: 1;
  filter: saturate(1.08) contrast(1.04) brightness(1.02);
  transform: scale(1.08);
}

.vc-strip-shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 28%, rgba(255, 234, 184, 0.2), transparent 30%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7));
  z-index: 1;
}

.vc-strip-copy {
  position: absolute;
  left: clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 34px);
  right: clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 34px);
  bottom: clamp(20px, 3.6vw, 52px);
  z-index: 5;
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  color: #fff9e8;
  pointer-events: none;
  text-shadow: 0 16px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.58);
  transition:
    left 560ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
    right 560ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
    bottom 560ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
    gap 560ms ease;
}

.vc-strip-play {
  position: relative;
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  width: fit-content;
  min-height: clamp(46px, 4vw, 58px);
  padding: 8px 15px 8px 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 247, 218, 0.86);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: #181107;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 34% 28%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78), transparent 31%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 246, 210, 0.92), rgba(226, 201, 136, 0.74) 58%, rgba(122, 85, 29, 0.82));
  box-shadow:
    0 22px 58px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48),
    0 0 42px rgba(226, 201, 136, 0.34),
    inset 0 0 18px rgba(255, 247, 218, 0.34);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
              border-color 0.45s ease,
              box-shadow 0.45s ease,
              background 0.45s ease;
}

.vc-strip-play::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: -7px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 241, 190, 0.26);
  border-radius: inherit;
  opacity: 0.7;
  transform: scale(0.92);
  transition: opacity 0.45s ease, transform 0.45s ease;
}

.vc-strip-play svg {
  width: clamp(28px, 2.6vw, 36px);
  height: clamp(28px, 2.6vw, 36px);
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin-left: 2px;
  fill: currentColor;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 5px 10px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22));
}

.vc-strip-play em {
  color: #1a1207;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(11px, 0.9vw, 13px);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-work-strip:hover .vc-strip-play,
.vc-work-strip:focus-visible .vc-strip-play {
  transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.06);
  border-color: rgba(255, 249, 219, 0.96);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 34% 28%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92), transparent 31%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 250, 226, 0.98), rgba(239, 207, 122, 0.88) 58%, rgba(142, 96, 30, 0.88));
  box-shadow:
    0 22px 52px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.44),
    0 0 58px rgba(226, 201, 136, 0.48),
    inset 0 0 28px rgba(255, 247, 218, 0.28);
}

.vc-work-strip:hover .vc-strip-play::after,
.vc-work-strip:focus-visible .vc-strip-play::after {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: scale(1);
}

.vc-strip-copy h3 {
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff8dc;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: clamp(54px, 7vw, 126px);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 0.76;
  transition: font-size 560ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.vc-strip-copy p {
  max-width: 23rem;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 249, 232, 0.86);
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(12px, 1vw, 15px);
  line-height: 1.55;
  transition: max-width 560ms ease, font-size 560ms ease, line-height 560ms ease;
}

.vc-work-strip:hover .vc-strip-copy,
.vc-work-strip:focus-visible .vc-strip-copy,
.vc-work-strip:active .vc-strip-copy,
.vc-work-strip.is-touch-active .vc-strip-copy {
  left: clamp(14px, 1.55vw, 24px);
  right: clamp(14px, 1.55vw, 24px);
  bottom: clamp(14px, 1.7vw, 28px);
  gap: 6px;
}

.vc-work-strip:hover .vc-strip-copy h3,
.vc-work-strip:focus-visible .vc-strip-copy h3,
.vc-work-strip:active .vc-strip-copy h3,
.vc-work-strip.is-touch-active .vc-strip-copy h3 {
  font-size: clamp(38px, 4.6vw, 78px);
}

.vc-work-strip:hover .vc-strip-copy p,
.vc-work-strip:focus-visible .vc-strip-copy p,
.vc-work-strip:active .vc-strip-copy p,
.vc-work-strip.is-touch-active .vc-strip-copy p {
  max-width: 18rem;
  font-size: clamp(11px, 0.85vw, 13px);
  line-height: 1.35;
}

/* ===========================
   SCROLL-IN ANIMATION (videos)
   =========================== */
.vc-scroll-in {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(60px) scale(0.95);
  transition: opacity 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
              transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.vc-scroll-in.vc-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}

/* ===========================
   ROWS
   =========================== */
.vc-row {
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2vw;
}

.vc-row-two { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.vc-row-three-even { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

.vc-row-landscapes {
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 28px);
}

.vc-row-verticals {
  align-items: start;
  gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 38px);
  justify-items: center;
}

.vc-row-verticals .vc-vid-cell.vc-video-portrait {
  width: min(100%, 360px);
}

.vc-row-cta {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 560px);
  justify-content: center;
}

.vc-row-cta .vc-vid-cell {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 8.5;
  justify-self: center;
}

.vc-row-feature {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(0, 0.72fr);
  align-items: center;
}

/* ===========================
   VIDEO CELL
   =========================== */
.vc-vid-cell {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
}

.vc-vid-cell.vc-video-portrait {
  aspect-ratio: 9 / 16;
  width: min(100%, 430px);
  justify-self: center;
}

.vc-row-three-even .vc-vid-cell.vc-video-portrait {
  width: min(100%, 360px);
}

.vc-row-two .vc-vid-cell.vc-video-portrait {
  width: min(100%, 410px);
}

.vc-video-item {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 0 0 1px rgba(183, 150, 87, 0.2);
  transition: transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), box-shadow 0.5s;
  background: #000;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 3px solid transparent;
  background-clip: padding-box;
  border-radius: 6px;
  overflow: visible;
}

.vc-video-item::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: -3px;
  z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7aa61 0%, #e2c988 40%, #876226 100%);
}

.vc-video-item:hover, .vc-video-item.vc-active {
  transform: translateY(-6px) scale(1.01);
  box-shadow: 0 25px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25), 0 0 0 1px rgba(183, 150, 87, 0.4);
}

.vc-video-inner {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #1a1a1a;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

.vc-video-tag {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0.5;
  filter: grayscale(80%) sepia(20%);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease, filter 0.8s ease;
}

.vc-video-portrait .vc-video-tag {
  object-position: center;
}

.vc-video-item:hover .vc-video-tag,
.vc-video-item.vc-active .vc-video-tag {
  opacity: 1;
  filter: grayscale(0%) sepia(0%);
}

.vc-video-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.15) 100%);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease;
}

.vc-video-item:hover .vc-video-overlay,
.vc-video-item.vc-active .vc-video-overlay { opacity: 0.08; }

.vc-play-button {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: clamp(30px, 3vw, 50px);
  height: clamp(30px, 3vw, 50px);
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid #d4af37;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), opacity 0.5s;
  z-index: 3;
}

.vc-play-icon {
  width: 30%; height: 30%;
  fill: none;
  stroke: #d4af37;
  stroke-width: 2;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  margin-left: 5%;
}

.vc-video-item:hover .vc-play-button,
.vc-video-item.vc-active .vc-play-button {
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.4);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.vc-play-button {
  display: none;
}

.vc-video-text {
  position: absolute;
  right: 1vw;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
  z-index: 3;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.5s;
}

.vc-video-item:hover .vc-video-text,
.vc-video-item.vc-active .vc-video-text { opacity: 0; }

.vc-text-line {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(8px, 0.8vw, 14px);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  line-height: 1.3;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
}

.vc-work-cta-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 220px;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: clamp(22px, 3vw, 42px);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(135, 98, 38, 0.28);
  border-radius: 7px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(35, 29, 20, 0.96), rgba(96, 70, 22, 0.9)),
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 10%, rgba(226, 201, 136, 0.32), transparent 34%);
  color: #fff6dc;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 58px rgba(34, 25, 14, 0.22);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform 0.32s ease, box-shadow 0.32s ease;
}

.vc-work-cta-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, transparent 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16) 46%, transparent 64%);
  transform: translateX(-120%);
  transition: transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.vc-work-cta-card:hover,
.vc-work-cta-card:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 32px 70px rgba(34, 25, 14, 0.3);
}

.vc-work-cta-card:hover::before,
.vc-work-cta-card:focus-visible::before {
  transform: translateX(120%);
}

.vc-work-cta-card img {
  position: absolute;
  top: 24px;
  left: 24px;
  width: clamp(88px, 9vw, 132px);
  height: auto;
  filter: brightness(0) invert(1) drop-shadow(0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22));
  opacity: 0.92;
}

.vc-work-cta-card span,
.vc-work-cta-card strong {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.vc-work-cta-card span {
  color: #e2c988;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-work-cta-card strong {
  max-width: 460px;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 48px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
}

/* ===========================
   SCROLL-REVEAL TEXT
   =========================== */
.vc-scroll-text-row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 1.5vw 0;
}

.vc-scroll-text {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  gap: 0.4vw;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(30px);
  transition: opacity 1s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94),
              transform 1s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
}

.vc-scroll-text.vc-revealed {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.vc-calligraphic-line {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 52px);
  color: #3b3528;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.vc-calligraphic-sub {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(12px, 1.3vw, 22px);
  color: #7a6e5d;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  line-height: 1.4;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.vc-closing { padding: 5vw 0 3vw; }

.vc-closing-button {
  margin-top: 22px;
}

/* ===========================
   EXPANDED VIDEO OVERLAY
   When a video is hovered (desktop) or tapped (mobile),
   it expands to fill the screen with the rest blacked out.
   =========================== */
.vc-expand-backdrop {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
  z-index: 9990;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: background 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.vc-expand-backdrop.vc-active {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.92);
  pointer-events: auto;
}

/* The video item in expanded state — ALWAYS fills the entire viewport
   regardless of the video's native aspect ratio. Pure CSS keyframes
   handle a quick fade + scale-in; no JS-driven transform fragility. */
.vc-video-item.vc-expanded,
.vc-work-strip.vc-expanded {
  position: fixed !important;
  top: 0 !important;
  left: 0 !important;
  right: 0 !important;
  bottom: 0 !important;
  width: 100vw !important;
  width: 100dvw !important;
  height: 100vh !important;
  height: 100dvh !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  z-index: 9995 !important;
  border: none !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 100px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) !important;
  transform: none !important;
  background: #000 !important;
  animation: vcExpandIn 0.42s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
}

@keyframes vcExpandIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.94) !important; }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1) !important; }
}

.vc-video-item.vc-expanded .vc-video-inner {
  position: absolute !important;
  inset: 0 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  background: #000 !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
}

.vc-work-strip.vc-expanded {
  overflow: hidden !important;
  cursor: default;
}

/* Container always fills the entire viewport. The video itself uses
   object-fit chosen by JS based on whether the video's aspect ratio
   matches the viewport's — `cover` when they agree (no visible crop),
   `contain` when they don't (so a vertical video isn't zoomed). */
.vc-video-item.vc-expanded .vc-video-tag,
.vc-work-strip.vc-expanded .vc-video-tag {
  position: absolute !important;
  inset: 0 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  object-fit: contain;          /* default — preserve the source */
  opacity: 1 !important;
  filter: none !important;
  display: block !important;
  transform: none !important;
}

.vc-video-item.vc-expanded.vc-fit-cover .vc-video-tag,
.vc-work-strip.vc-expanded.vc-fit-cover .vc-video-tag {
  object-fit: cover;
}

.vc-video-item.vc-expanded .vc-video-overlay {
  opacity: 0 !important;
  pointer-events: none !important;
}

.vc-video-item.vc-expanded .vc-play-button,
.vc-video-item.vc-expanded .vc-video-text {
  display: none !important;
}

.vc-work-strip.vc-expanded .vc-strip-shade,
.vc-work-strip.vc-expanded .vc-strip-copy {
  display: none !important;
}

.vc-video-item.vc-expanded::before {
  display: none !important;
  content: none !important;
}

/* Body lock when a video is open — prevents scroll bleed-through */
body.vc-locked {
  overflow: hidden !important;
  touch-action: none;
}

/* Close button */
.vc-expand-close {
  position: fixed;
  top: 20px;
  right: 20px;
  z-index: 9999;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.6);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 24px;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: opacity 0.3s, transform 0.3s;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.vc-expand-close.vc-active {
  display: flex;
}

.vc-expand-close:hover {
  transform: scale(1.1);
  border-color: #d4af37;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
}

/* ===========================
   MOBILE
   =========================== */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .vc-topbar {
    position: absolute;
    top: 12px;
    width: min(100% - 20px, 520px);
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 12px;
  }

  .vc-topbar-brand {
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 4px 0;
  }

  .vc-topbar-logo {
    width: clamp(104px, 34vw, 138px);
  }

  .vc-topbar-brand strong {
    font-size: 10px;
  }

  .vc-topbar-brand em {
    font-size: 19px;
  }

  .vc-topbar-nav {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    justify-content: stretch;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .vc-topbar-nav a {
    min-height: 40px;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px 10px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .vc-intro-content {
    gap: 18px;
    padding-top: 78px;
  }

  .vc-intro-title {
    max-width: 100%;
    font-size: clamp(36px, 10vw, 48px);
    line-height: 0.94;
  }

  .vc-intro-title span {
    display: block;
  }

  .vc-intro-title .vc-domain {
    margin-top: 4px;
    font-size: 0.86em;
  }

  .vc-intro-cta {
    font-size: clamp(18px, 4vw, 24px);
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  }

  .vc-intro-actions,
  .vc-team-actions {
    width: 100%;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .vc-button {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 15px 14px;
    font-size: 10px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .vc-page { margin-top: 100vh; }

  .vc-gallery {
    padding: 24px 14px 56px;
    gap: 22px;
  }

  .vc-team-feature {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 18px;
    gap: 18px;
    border-radius: 7px;
  }

  .vc-team-copy {
    align-items: stretch;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .vc-team-copy h2 {
    font-size: clamp(34px, 10vw, 48px);
    line-height: 1.02;
  }

  .vc-team-photo,
  .vc-team-photo img {
    min-height: 280px;
  }

  .vc-team-photo img {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  }

  .vc-work-heading {
    text-align: left;
  }

  .vc-work-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(31px, 9vw, 44px);
  }

  .vc-work-showcase {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    min-height: auto;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    border-radius: 8px;
  }

  .vc-work-strip {
    min-height: 29vh;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(226, 201, 136, 0.24);
  }

  .vc-work-strip:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .vc-strip-copy {
    left: 18px;
    right: 18px;
    bottom: 18px;
    gap: 7px;
  }

  .vc-strip-copy h3 {
    font-size: clamp(48px, 17vw, 76px);
  }

  .vc-work-strip:active .vc-strip-copy h3,
  .vc-work-strip.is-touch-active .vc-strip-copy h3 {
    font-size: clamp(34px, 12vw, 54px);
  }

  .vc-strip-copy p {
    max-width: 18rem;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .vc-work-strip:active .vc-strip-copy p,
  .vc-work-strip.is-touch-active .vc-strip-copy p {
    max-width: 14rem;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 1.25;
  }

  .vc-row,
  .vc-row-two,
  .vc-row-three-even,
  .vc-row-landscapes,
  .vc-row-verticals,
  .vc-row-cta,
  .vc-row-feature {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .vc-vid-cell {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }

  .vc-vid-cell.vc-video-portrait {
    aspect-ratio: 9 / 16;
    width: min(88vw, 430px);
    justify-self: center;
  }

  .vc-row-verticals .vc-vid-cell.vc-video-portrait {
    width: min(84vw, 380px);
  }

  .vc-row-cta .vc-vid-cell {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .vc-video-item .vc-video-tag { opacity: 1; filter: none; }

  .vc-video-overlay {
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,0.66) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.08) 70%);
  }

  .vc-video-text {
    top: auto;
    right: 14px;
    bottom: 13px;
    transform: none;
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .vc-text-line {
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  }

  .vc-play-button {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  }

  .vc-scroll-text-row {
    padding: 12px 0;
  }

  .vc-calligraphic-line {
    font-size: clamp(30px, 10vw, 44px);
  }

  .vc-calligraphic-sub {
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }

  .vc-work-cta-card {
    min-height: 260px;
    padding: 24px;
  }
}

/* ===========================
   PRELOADER
   White screen with a luminous gold ring. Sweeps a comet of light
   around the perimeter while the progress arc fills.
   =========================== */
.vc-loader {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 99999;
  background: #f7f3eb;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 2.4vh;
  transition: opacity 0.9s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
              visibility 0.9s linear;
}

/* Soft gold ambient halo behind the ring */
.vc-loader::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at center,
                              rgba(199, 170, 97, 0.10) 0%,
                              rgba(199, 170, 97, 0.03) 35%,
                              transparent 65%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

body.vc-loaded .vc-loader {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.vc-loader-ring-wrap {
  position: relative;
  width: clamp(96px, 11vw, 156px);
  height: clamp(96px, 11vw, 156px);
}

.vc-loader-ring {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  /* Start the progress arc at 12 o'clock and grow clockwise */
  transform: rotate(-90deg);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 18px rgba(199, 170, 97, 0.4));
}

.vc-loader-track {
  fill: none;
  stroke: rgba(199, 170, 97, 0.14);
  stroke-width: 2;
}

.vc-loader-progress {
  fill: none;
  stroke: url(#vcLoaderGrad);
  stroke-width: 3;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  /* circumference = 2 * pi * 52 ≈ 326.726 */
  stroke-dasharray: 326.726;
  stroke-dashoffset: 326.726;
  transition: stroke-dashoffset 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

/* Comet of light orbiting the ring — what makes it look "shiny" */
.vc-loader-shine {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: conic-gradient(
                from 0deg,
                transparent 0deg,
                transparent 270deg,
                rgba(255, 248, 220, 0.95) 332deg,
                rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) 350deg,
                transparent 360deg);
  animation: vcLoaderShine 1.9s linear infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
  /* Crop the gradient down to a thin ring at the same radius as the SVG */
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 56%, black 61%, black 74%, transparent 79%);
          mask: radial-gradient(circle, transparent 56%, black 61%, black 74%, transparent 79%);
  filter: blur(0.5px);
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}

@keyframes vcLoaderShine {
  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

.vc-loader-percent {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 1.8vw, 28px);
  color: #876226;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: vcLoaderTextIn 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.25s forwards;
}

.vc-loader-label {
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(9px, 0.78vw, 12px);
  color: #7a6e5d;
  letter-spacing: 0.6em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: -1.4vh;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: vcLoaderTextIn 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) 0.55s forwards;
}

@keyframes vcLoaderTextIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); }
  to   { opacity: 0.85; transform: translateY(0); }
}

/* Hide the rest of the page while the loader is up */
body.vc-loading > *:not(.vc-loader):not(.vc-private-overlay) {
  opacity: 0 !important;
  visibility: hidden !important;
}

/* Pause the intro's fade-in keyframes until loading completes,
   so the logo doesn't run its animation behind the loader.
   When body.vc-loading is removed, animations resume cleanly. */
body.vc-loading .vc-intro-title,
body.vc-loading .vc-intro-cta,
body.vc-loading .vc-intro-actions,
body.vc-loading .vc-intro-arrow {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}