/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   VIRELMONT CAPITAL GROUP (Pty) Ltd — bespoke stylesheet
   Construction and property development, Johannesburg.
   Loads AFTER primitives.css. primitives.css is never edited.
   Motif system: the rhombus / diamond — ◆ markers, 45° clipped corners,
   gold diamond icon tiles, the interlocking diamond mosaic, lattice texture.
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── 1 · TOKENS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
:root {
  /* Navy family (from the logo field #022938) */
  --vm-navy:          #022938;
  --vm-navy-deep:     #011A24;
  --vm-navy-lift:     #06384A;
  --vm-navy-line:     #10495E;

  /* Gold family (metallic, from the logo type) */
  --vm-gold:          #C89434;
  --vm-gold-bright:   #EDC160;
  --vm-gold-deep:     #8A6317;
  --vm-gold-text:     #7A5612;

  /* Cream / paper (brochure ground) */
  --vm-paper:         #F5EFE8;
  --vm-paper-alt:     #EBE1D6;

  /* Text */
  --vm-ink:           #14191D;
  --vm-ink-soft:      #4C5964;
  --vm-cream:         #F1E8DC;
  --vm-cream-dim:     #B9C6CE;
  --vm-line:          #D9CCBD;

  --vm-metal: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--vm-gold-bright) 0%, var(--vm-gold) 46%, var(--vm-gold-deep) 100%);

  /* Type */
  --vm-poster: 'Oswald', 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;
  --vm-serif:  'Cormorant Garamond', Georgia, serif;
  --vm-body:   'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;

  /* Motion / geometry */
  --ease:      cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
  --vm-cut:    22px;
  --vm-nav-h:  76px;

  /* The motif, as reusable clip paths */
  --cut-tr:   polygon(0 0, calc(100% - var(--vm-cut)) 0, 100% var(--vm-cut), 100% 100%, 0 100%);
  --cut-axis: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - var(--vm-cut)) 0, 100% var(--vm-cut), 100% 100%, var(--vm-cut) 100%, 0 calc(100% - var(--vm-cut)));
  --dia:      polygon(50% 0%, 100% 50%, 50% 100%, 0% 50%);

  /* primitives.css hook vars */
  --btn-bg: var(--vm-gold); --btn-color: var(--vm-navy);
  --btn-border: transparent; --btn-radius: 0;
  --input-bg: rgba(255,255,255,.06); --input-border: var(--vm-navy-line);
  --input-border-focus: var(--vm-gold); --input-color: var(--vm-cream);
  --input-radius: 0;
  --focus-ring: var(--vm-gold-bright);
  --error-color: #FFB4A2; --error-bg: rgba(255,120,90,.10);
}

/* ── 2 · BASE ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
html { scroll-padding-top: var(--vm-nav-h); }

body {
  background: var(--vm-paper);
  color: var(--vm-ink);
  font-family: var(--vm-body);
  font-size: 16.5px;
  line-height: 1.72;
  font-weight: 400;
}

p, figure, ul, ol, dl { margin: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { text-wrap: balance; }
a { text-decoration: none; }
svg { display: block; }

.vm-wrap {
  max-width: 1220px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: clamp(20px, 5vw, 48px);
}

.vm-sec { padding-block: clamp(72px, 9vw, 132px); position: relative; }
.vm-sec--l  { background: var(--vm-paper); }
.vm-sec--la { background: var(--vm-paper-alt); }
.vm-sec--d  { background: var(--vm-navy);      color: var(--vm-cream); }
.vm-sec--dd { background: var(--vm-navy-deep); color: var(--vm-cream); }

/* Contrast guard — headings on dark are never allowed to inherit an ink token */
.vm-sec--d h2, .vm-sec--d h3,
.vm-sec--dd h2, .vm-sec--dd h3 { color: var(--vm-cream); }

/* ── 3 · MOTIF PRIMITIVES ───────────────────────────────────────────── */

/* ◆ — a rotated square, never a glyph */
/* Core gold is only 2.38:1 on cream — legal as a graphic, but the metallic
   gradient (bright -> gold -> deep) reads properly on BOTH grounds, and the
   token block nominates --vm-metal for diamonds. Used for every ◆ marker. */
.vm-dia {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  background: var(--vm-metal);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  flex: none;
}
.vm-dia--lg { width: 8px; height: 8px; }

/* Gold diamond icon tile — rotated gold-gradient square, icon counter-rotated */
.vm-ic {
  --s: 46px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  width: calc(var(--s) * 1.4143);
  height: calc(var(--s) * 1.4143);
  flex: none;
}
.vm-ic--36 { --s: 36px; }
.vm-ic--40 { --s: 40px; }
.vm-ic--46 { --s: 46px; }
.vm-ic__d {
  width: var(--s); height: var(--s);
  background: var(--vm-metal);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px -10px rgba(1,26,36,.6);
}
.vm-ic svg {
  width: calc(var(--s) * .45); height: calc(var(--s) * .45);
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
  fill: none; stroke: var(--vm-navy);
  stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round;
}

/* Rhombus lattice texture on dark sections */
.vm-lat { position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden; }
.vm-lat::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,  transparent 0 34px, var(--vm-gold-bright) 34px 35px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 0 34px, var(--vm-gold-bright) 34px 35px);
  opacity: var(--lat-o, .05);
}
.vm-lat > .vm-wrap { position: relative; z-index: 4; }

/* Metallic rules */
.vm-rule {
  display: block; width: 74px; height: 3px;
  background: var(--vm-metal);
  margin: 22px 0 26px;
}
.vm-rule--sm { width: 54px; height: 2px; margin: 18px 0 20px; }
.vm-rule--c  { margin-inline: auto; }

/* ── 4 · SHARED TYPE COMPONENTS ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-eb {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  font: 500 12px/1.4 var(--vm-body);
  letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-gold-text);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.vm-eb--d { color: var(--vm-gold); letter-spacing: .28em; }

.vm-h2 {
  font: 600 clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.9rem)/1.06 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .01em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-navy);
}
.vm-h2--d { color: var(--vm-cream); }

.vm-h3 {
  font: 600 clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2.1rem)/1.1 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .01em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-navy);
}

.vm-lead {
  font-size: 16px; color: var(--vm-ink-soft);
  max-width: 60ch; margin-top: 18px;
}
.vm-lead--c { margin-inline: auto; }

.vm-lb {
  font: 500 11.5px/1.4 var(--vm-body);
  letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-gold-text);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.vm-p { font-size: 16.5px; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--vm-ink); }
.vm-p + .vm-p { margin-top: 1.05em; }

.vm-head { max-width: 62ch; }
.vm-head--c { text-align: center; margin-inline: auto; }
.vm-head--c .vm-eb { justify-content: center; }

.vm-bul { margin-top: 22px; display: grid; gap: 11px; }
.vm-bul li {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px;
  font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--vm-ink-soft);
}
.vm-bul .vm-dia { margin-top: 8px; }

/* ── 5 · BUTTONS ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-btn {
  font-family: var(--vm-body); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 14px) 0, 100% 14px, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}
.vm-btn:hover { box-shadow: 0 14px 34px -14px rgba(200,148,52,.65); }

/* clip-path clips outlines, so clipped buttons carry an INSET focus ring */
.vm-btn:focus-visible {
  outline: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--vm-navy-deep), inset 0 0 0 4px var(--vm-gold-bright);
}

.vm-btn--ghost {
  --btn-bg: transparent;
  --btn-color: var(--vm-gold-bright);
  --btn-border: var(--vm-gold);
  font-family: var(--vm-body); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 14px) 0, 100% 14px, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}
.vm-btn--ghost:hover {
  --btn-bg: var(--vm-gold);
  --btn-color: var(--vm-navy);
  background: var(--vm-gold); color: var(--vm-navy);
}
.vm-btn--ghost:focus-visible {
  outline: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--vm-gold-bright);
}

/* ── 6 · HEADER ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-header {
  position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 100;
  height: var(--vm-nav-h);
  background: transparent;
  transition: background .4s var(--ease), box-shadow .4s var(--ease), border-color .4s var(--ease);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
/* legibility scrim while the bar sits transparent over the hero photograph */
.vm-header::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(1,26,36,.74) 0%, rgba(1,26,36,.28) 62%, rgba(1,26,36,0) 100%);
  transition: opacity .4s var(--ease);
}
.vm-header.is-scrolled::before { opacity: 0; }
.vm-header.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(2,41,56,.94);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(200,148,52,.40);
}
.vm-header__in {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(14px, 2.6vw, 38px);
  height: var(--vm-nav-h);
}

.vm-brand {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px;
  margin-right: auto; color: var(--vm-gold);
}
.vm-mono { width: 31px; height: 26px; color: var(--vm-gold); flex: none; }
.vm-brand__tx { display: block; }
.vm-brand__n {
  display: block;
  font: 600 15px/1 var(--vm-serif);
  letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-cream);
}
.vm-brand__s {
  display: block; margin-top: 4px;
  font: 500 9px/1 var(--vm-body);
  letter-spacing: .30em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-cream-dim);
}

.vm-nav ul { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(14px, 1.9vw, 28px); }
.vm-nav a {
  position: relative; display: inline-block; padding: 7px 1px;
  font: 500 13px/1 var(--vm-body);
  letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-cream);
}
.vm-nav a::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 1px; background: var(--vm-gold);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .4s var(--ease);
}
.vm-nav a:hover { color: var(--vm-gold-bright); }
.vm-nav a:hover::after, .vm-nav a:focus-visible::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.vm-header__cta { flex: none; }

.vm-burger {
  display: none;
  width: 44px; height: 44px; padding: 11px 9px;
  background: none; border: 0;
  flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;
  flex: none;
}
.vm-burger span {
  display: block; height: 2px; width: 100%;
  background: var(--vm-gold);
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease);
}

/* ── 7 · MOBILE MENU ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-menu {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 120;
  background: var(--vm-navy);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  padding: 22px clamp(20px, 6vw, 40px) 30px;
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(-10px);
  transition: opacity .38s var(--ease), transform .38s var(--ease), visibility .38s;
  overflow-y: auto;
}
.vm-menu::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .06;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,  transparent 0 34px, var(--vm-gold-bright) 34px 35px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent 0 34px, var(--vm-gold-bright) 34px 35px);
}
body.menu-is-open .vm-menu { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
.vm-menu > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.vm-menu__top { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; }
.vm-menu__logo { width: 152px; height: auto; }
.vm-menu__x {
  width: 44px; height: 44px; background: none; border: 1px solid rgba(200,148,52,.45);
  display: grid; place-items: center; flex: none;
}
.vm-menu__x svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; fill: none; stroke: var(--vm-gold); stroke-width: 1.6; }
.vm-menu__x:hover { border-color: var(--vm-gold); background: rgba(200,148,52,.12); }

.vm-menu__nav {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  margin: clamp(24px, 6vw, 46px) 0 auto;
  gap: 2px;
}
.vm-menu__nav a {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
  min-height: 52px;
  font: 600 clamp(20px, 6vw, 26px)/1 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .05em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-cream);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(16,73,94,.7);
}
.vm-menu__nav a:hover, .vm-menu__nav a:focus-visible { color: var(--vm-gold-bright); }

.vm-menu__foot { margin-top: 30px; display: grid; gap: 16px; }
.vm-menu__tel {
  font: 500 19px/1 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .06em; color: var(--vm-gold-bright);
  min-height: 44px; display: flex; align-items: center;
}

/* ── 8 · HERO ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-hero {
  position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 100vh;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: grid; align-items: center;
  padding-block: calc(var(--vm-nav-h) + 40px) 96px;
  background: var(--vm-navy);
}
.vm-hero__bg { position: absolute; inset: -8% 0; z-index: 0; }
.vm-hero__bg img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 42%;
  animation: vm-kb 26s var(--ease) infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes vm-kb { from { transform: scale(1); } to { transform: scale(1.06); } }

.vm-hero__scrim {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2,41,56,0) 68%, var(--vm-navy) 100%),
    linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(1,26,36,.94) 0%, rgba(1,26,36,.80) 42%, rgba(1,26,36,.34) 72%, rgba(1,26,36,.55) 100%);
}
.vm-hero__in { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; }
/* 880px so "COMPLETE SOLUTIONS." sets on ONE line at large widths, matching the
   brochure's two-line lockup. Still inside the scrim's dark zone at 1920.      */
.vm-hero__in > * { max-width: 880px; }

.vm-hero__h1 {
  font: 700 clamp(2.6rem, 7.2vw, 5.5rem)/.98 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .01em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-cream);
}
.vm-hero__h1 span { display: block; color: var(--vm-gold-bright); }
.vm-hero .vm-rule { margin: 26px 0 26px; }
.vm-hero__sub {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.2rem);
  line-height: 1.68; color: var(--vm-cream-dim);
  max-width: 52ch;
}
.vm-hero__cta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin-top: 34px; }

/* hero load-in stagger — primitives' reduced-motion block neutralises .is-hero-animate */
.is-hero-animate { animation: vm-in .95s var(--ease) var(--d, 0s) backwards; }
@keyframes vm-in {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); }
  to   { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

.vm-cue {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 26px; z-index: 3;
  width: 44px; height: 62px; margin-left: -22px;
  display: grid; place-items: start center;
}
.vm-cue span {
  display: block; width: 1px; height: 46px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(200,148,52,.9), rgba(200,148,52,0));
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.vm-cue span::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: -2px; top: 0;
  width: 5px; height: 5px; background: var(--vm-gold-bright);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  animation: vm-cue 2.4s var(--ease) infinite;
}
@keyframes vm-cue {
  0%   { transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(45deg); opacity: 0; }
  35%  { opacity: 1; }
  100% { transform: translateY(42px) rotate(45deg); opacity: 0; }
}

/* ── 9 · PROMISE STRIP ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-prom {
  background: var(--vm-navy); color: var(--vm-cream);
  padding-block: clamp(46px, 5.4vw, 74px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(200,148,52,.35);
}
.vm-prom__g { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.vm-prom__i {
  position: relative;
  padding: 4px clamp(16px, 3vw, 40px);
  text-align: center;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
}
.vm-prom__i + .vm-prom__i::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 4%; bottom: 4%;
  width: 1px; background: var(--vm-navy-line);
}
.vm-prom__i + .vm-prom__i::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: -3.5px; top: 50%;
  width: 7px; height: 7px; margin-top: -3.5px;
  background: var(--vm-gold); transform: rotate(45deg);
}
.vm-prom__l {
  font: 600 15px/1.3 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .10em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-cream);
  margin: 12px 0 8px;
}
.vm-prom__p { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--vm-cream-dim); max-width: 30ch; }

/* ── 10 · ABOUT ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-about__g {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr;
  gap: clamp(36px, 5vw, 76px);
  align-items: center;
}
.vm-pill__g {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 30px);
  margin-top: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 44px);
}
.vm-pill { border-top: 2px solid var(--vm-gold); padding-top: 15px; }
.vm-pill h3 {
  font: 600 14px/1.3 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-navy); margin-bottom: 7px;
}
.vm-pill p { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--vm-ink-soft); }

.vm-about__fig { position: relative; }
.vm-about__fig img {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 4/5; object-fit: cover;
  clip-path: var(--cut-axis);
  transition: transform .6s var(--ease);
}
.vm-about__frame {
  position: absolute; z-index: 0;
  left: 18px; top: 18px; right: -18px; bottom: -18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--vm-gold);
  clip-path: var(--cut-axis);
}
/* The frame is offset DOWN-RIGHT, so only its right and bottom edges are visible;
   its top-left corner sits behind the photo. The accent diamond therefore goes on
   the visible BOTTOM-RIGHT corner — at top-left it just read as a stray dot
   floating on the brickwork.                                                    */
.vm-about__dot {
  position: absolute; z-index: 2; right: -18px; bottom: -18px;
  width: 14px; height: 14px; background: var(--vm-metal);
  transform: translate(50%, 50%) rotate(45deg);
}
@media (hover: hover) and (min-width: 901px) {
  .vm-about__fig:hover img { transform: translateY(-6px); }
}

/* ── 11 · SERVICES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-plate {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--vm-navy);
  padding: 13px 48px 13px 22px;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 26px) 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
  font: 700 clamp(1.35rem, 2.9vw, 2rem)/1 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .05em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-cream);
}
.vm-plate b { font-weight: 700; color: var(--vm-gold-bright); }
.vm-svcs__head .vm-h2 { margin-top: 26px; }

.vm-svc__g {
  /* min() guard: the 290px track floor must never exceed a 320px viewport's
     container width, or the grid would force horizontal overflow. */
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(290px, 100%), 1fr));
  gap: clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 24px);
  margin-top: clamp(38px, 5vw, 60px);
}
.vm-svc {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--vm-line);
  clip-path: var(--cut-tr);
  padding: 30px 26px 32px;
  transition: transform .5s var(--ease), background .4s var(--ease), opacity .9s var(--ease);
}
.vm-svc::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 1px; z-index: 0;
  background: var(--vm-paper);
  clip-path: var(--cut-tr);
  transition: background .4s var(--ease);
}
.vm-svc::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 2;
  width: 100%; height: 2px; background: var(--vm-metal);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .55s var(--ease);
}
.vm-svc > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.vm-svc:hover, .vm-svc:focus-within { background: var(--vm-navy); transform: translateY(-4px); }
.vm-svc:hover::after, .vm-svc:focus-within::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.vm-svc__n {
  position: absolute; top: 26px; right: 26px; z-index: 2;
  font: 600 12px/1 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--vm-gold-deep);
}
.vm-svc .vm-ic { margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: -4px; }
.vm-svc__t {
  font: 600 17px/1.28 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-navy);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  padding-right: 34px;
}
.vm-svc__br {
  font: 400 12.5px/1 var(--vm-body);
  letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: none;
  color: var(--vm-ink-soft);
}
.vm-svc__p { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--vm-ink-soft); }

/* ── 12 · WORK — THE DIAMOND MOSAIC ─────────────────────────────────── */
/* Interlocking lattice on a half-cell grid: 6 half-cell columns x 4 half-cell
   rows, gap 0, every tile spanning 2x2 half-cells. Tile centres (in half-cell
   units) are:
        row y=2:        x=3   x=5
        row y=3:     x=2   x=4   x=6      <- x=4 is the navy text diamond (hub)
        row y=4:        x=3   x=5
   Every neighbour pair differs by (+/-1, +/-1), which is the condition for two
   inscribed diamonds to share a full edge, so it reads as a true diagonal
   lattice. All three rows are centred on x=4, so the cluster is symmetric about
   its vertical axis AND about its horizontal axis — 2 over 3 over 2. An earlier
   6-tile version had rows centred on x=3/x=4/x=3 and visibly leaned right.
   aspect-ratio 6/4 with minmax(0,1fr) tracks keeps every half-cell square.   */
.vm-mos {
  width: min(880px, 100%);
  margin: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 56px) auto 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr));
  grid-template-rows: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  aspect-ratio: 6 / 4;
  gap: 0;
}
.vm-tile {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  margin: 6px;
  clip-path: var(--dia);
  background: var(--vm-navy-lift);
}
.vm-tile--1 { grid-column: 2 / span 2; grid-row: 1 / span 2; }  /* top-left    */
.vm-tile--2 { grid-column: 4 / span 2; grid-row: 1 / span 2; }  /* top-right   */
.vm-tile--3 { grid-column: 1 / span 2; grid-row: 2 / span 2; }  /* mid-left    */
.vm-tile--4 { grid-column: 3 / span 2; grid-row: 2 / span 2; }  /* HUB (text)  */
.vm-tile--5 { grid-column: 5 / span 2; grid-row: 2 / span 2; }  /* mid-right   */
.vm-tile--6 { grid-column: 2 / span 2; grid-row: 3 / span 2; }  /* bottom-left */
.vm-tile--7 { grid-column: 4 / span 2; grid-row: 3 / span 2; }  /* bottom-right*/

.vm-tile img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transform: scale(1.42);
  transition: transform .8s var(--ease);
}
.vm-tile:hover img { transform: scale(1.5); }
/* Scrim tuned so the caption band is legible WITHOUT burying the photograph.
   A diamond is widest at 50% height, so the top half carries the visible image
   content and is left almost clear; the dark only ramps in below the midline
   where the caption sits (centred at 58%) and toward the narrow bottom vertex.
   A blanket-dark version of this reduced the pale tiles to plain gradients.   */
.vm-tile::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg,
    rgba(1,26,36,0) 0%,
    rgba(1,26,36,.05) 34%,
    rgba(1,26,36,.44) 50%,
    rgba(1,26,36,.78) 66%,
    rgba(1,26,36,.90) 100%);
}
.vm-tile figcaption {
  position: absolute; z-index: 2;
  left: 17%; right: 17%; top: 58%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  text-align: center;
  font: 500 clamp(9.5px, .82vw, 11.5px)/1.55 var(--vm-body);
  letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-cream);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(1,26,36,1), 0 2px 14px rgba(1,26,36,.95);
  transition: color .35s var(--ease);
}
.vm-tile:hover figcaption { color: var(--vm-gold-bright); }

/* The one navy text diamond — the brochure's centre diamond */
.vm-tile--tx { background: var(--vm-gold); }
.vm-tile--tx::after { content: none; }
.vm-tile__ring {
  position: absolute; inset: 2px; z-index: 1;
  background: var(--vm-navy-deep);
  clip-path: var(--dia);
}
.vm-tile__txin {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; height: 100%;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 9px; padding: 0 21%; text-align: center;
}
.vm-tile__txin > span {
  font: 600 clamp(9.5px, 1.05vw, 12px)/1.3 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .10em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-gold-bright);
}
.vm-tile__txin > i { display: block; width: 26px; height: 1px; background: var(--vm-gold); }

.vm-work__note {
  margin: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 40px) auto 0;
  max-width: 54ch; text-align: center;
  font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: var(--vm-cream-dim);
}

/* ── 13 · CAPABILITY SPOTLIGHTS ─────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-sig {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 68px);
  align-items: center;
}
.vm-sig + .vm-sig { margin-top: clamp(58px, 7.5vw, 116px); }
.vm-sig--rev .vm-sig__im { order: 2; }
.vm-sig--rev .vm-sig__tx { order: 1; }

.vm-sig__im { position: relative; }
.vm-sig__im img {
  width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 4/3; object-fit: cover;
  clip-path: var(--cut-axis);
}
.vm-tick {
  position: absolute; top: -12px; left: -12px;
  width: 46px; height: 46px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--vm-gold);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--vm-gold);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ── 14 · PROCESS ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-proc__g {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 38px);
  margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 66px);
}
.vm-proc__g::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; z-index: 0;
  top: 36px; left: 12%; right: 12%; height: 1px;
  background: var(--vm-line);
}
.vm-step { position: relative; z-index: 1; text-align: center; }
.vm-step__d {
  position: relative; display: grid; place-items: center;
  width: 74px; height: 74px; margin: 0 auto 20px;
}
.vm-step__d::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%;
  width: 52px; height: 52px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg);
  background: var(--vm-paper);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--vm-gold);
}
.vm-step__d b {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  font: 600 16px/1 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--vm-navy);
}
.vm-step h3 {
  font: 600 15px/1.3 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-navy); margin-bottom: 9px;
}
.vm-step p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--vm-ink-soft); }

/* ── 15 · WHY — BRAND PLATE ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-why { overflow: hidden; }
/* opacity x scrim is multiplicative: .22 under a ~.89 scrim left the photograph
   about 2% visible, i.e. a 169KB download for nothing. Raised to .50 under a
   lighter, bottom-weighted scrim so the concrete structure actually reads as
   texture (~15%). The scrim stays heaviest at the bottom because the gold
   Cormorant strapline sits there and the photo has a bright central sun flare. */
.vm-why__bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  opacity: .50;
}
.vm-why__scrim {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg,
    rgba(2,41,56,.72) 0%,
    rgba(1,26,36,.80) 58%,
    rgba(1,26,36,.91) 100%);
}
.vm-why::before { z-index: 3; }
.vm-why__dia {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; pointer-events: none;
  right: -170px; top: 50%;
  width: 520px; height: 520px;
  transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg);
  border: 1px solid rgba(241,232,220,.055);
}
.vm-why__g {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 26px);
  margin-top: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 54px);
}
.vm-why__c {
  background: var(--vm-navy-lift);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--vm-gold);
  clip-path: var(--cut-tr);
  padding: 26px 24px 30px;
}
.vm-why__c h3 {
  font: 600 16px/1.3 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-gold-bright); margin-bottom: 11px;
}
.vm-why__c p { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--vm-cream-dim); }

.vm-strap {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(12px, 2vw, 22px);
  margin-top: clamp(48px, 6vw, 82px);
}
.vm-strap__r {
  flex: 1 1 auto; max-width: 190px; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(200,148,52,0), var(--vm-gold));
}
.vm-strap__r:last-child { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--vm-gold), rgba(200,148,52,0)); }
.vm-strap p {
  font: 500 clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 2rem)/1.3 var(--vm-serif);
  letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-gold); text-align: center;
  flex: 0 1 auto;
}

/* ── 16 · FAQ ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-faq__g {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr;
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 74px);
  align-items: start;
}
.vm-faq__more { margin-top: 8px; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--vm-ink-soft); }
.vm-faq__more a {
  color: var(--vm-gold-text); font-weight: 600;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(122,86,18,.4);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
}
.vm-faq__more a:hover { color: var(--vm-navy); border-bottom-color: var(--vm-navy); }

.vm-faq__i { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vm-line); }
.vm-faq__i:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--vm-line); }
.vm-faq__i summary {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px;
  min-height: 62px; padding: 15px 0;
  cursor: pointer; list-style: none;
  font: 600 16px/1.5 var(--vm-body);
  color: var(--vm-navy);
  transition: color .3s var(--ease);
}
.vm-faq__i summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.vm-faq__i summary:hover { color: var(--vm-gold-text); }
.vm-faq__ic { position: relative; width: 16px; height: 16px; flex: none; }
.vm-faq__ic i {
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: 50%;
  width: 16px; height: 1px; margin-top: -.5px;
  background: var(--vm-gold-deep);
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease);
}
.vm-faq__ic i:nth-child(2) { transform: rotate(90deg); }
.vm-faq__i[open] .vm-faq__ic i:nth-child(1) { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.vm-faq__i[open] .vm-faq__ic i:nth-child(2) { transform: rotate(-45deg); }
.vm-faq__i > div { overflow: hidden; }
.vm-faq__i > div p {
  font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--vm-ink-soft);
  padding: 0 44px 22px 0;
  max-width: 62ch;
}

/* ── 17 · CONTACT ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-ct__g {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr;
  gap: clamp(34px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: start;
}
.vm-ct__sub { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--vm-cream-dim); max-width: 46ch; }
.vm-ct__list { margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 42px); display: grid; gap: 6px; }
.vm-row {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
  padding: 10px 6px; min-height: 56px;
  transition: background .3s var(--ease);
}
a.vm-row:hover { background: rgba(200,148,52,.08); }
.vm-row__b { min-width: 0; }
.vm-row__l {
  display: block;
  font: 500 10.5px/1.4 var(--vm-body);
  letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-cream-dim);
}
.vm-row__v {
  display: block; margin-top: 3px;
  font: 500 19px/1.25 var(--vm-poster);
  letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--vm-cream);
  word-break: break-word;
}
a.vm-row:hover .vm-row__v { color: var(--vm-gold-bright); }

.vm-form { background: var(--vm-navy-line); clip-path: var(--cut-tr); }
.vm-form__in {
  background: var(--vm-navy-lift);
  clip-path: var(--cut-tr);
  margin: 1px;
  padding: clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 42px);
}
.vm-form__in .u-field label { color: var(--vm-cream-dim); font-weight: 500; }
.vm-form__in input::placeholder,
.vm-form__in textarea::placeholder { color: rgba(185,198,206,.7); }
.vm-form__in select option { background: var(--vm-navy); color: var(--vm-cream); }
.u-field--sel { position: relative; }
.u-field--sel::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; right: 17px; bottom: 20px;
  width: 8px; height: 8px;
  border-right: 1.5px solid var(--vm-gold);
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--vm-gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg); pointer-events: none;
}
.vm-form__in .u-btn { margin-top: 8px; }
.vm-form__alt {
  display: inline-block; margin-top: 18px;
  font: 500 13px/1 var(--vm-body);
  letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-gold-bright);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(237,193,96,.4);
  padding-bottom: 3px;
}
.vm-form__alt:hover { color: var(--vm-cream); border-bottom-color: var(--vm-cream); }
.vm-form__note { margin-top: 20px; font-size: 12.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--vm-cream-dim); }

/* ── 18 · FOOTER ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-ft {
  background: var(--vm-navy-deep); color: var(--vm-cream);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(200,148,52,.30);
  padding-block: clamp(52px, 6vw, 86px) 26px;
}
.vm-ft__g {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr .8fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(30px, 4vw, 60px);
}
/* The compact lockup drops the baked-in "Building legacies" sub-strapline, which
   was illegible mush at this size and duplicated the footer's own sign-off.    */
.vm-ft__brand img { width: 214px; height: auto; }
.vm-ft__d {
  margin-top: 20px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--vm-cream-dim); max-width: 36ch;
}
.vm-ft__tag {
  margin-top: 18px;
  font: 500 clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 18px)/1.4 var(--vm-serif);
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-gold);
}
.vm-ft__h {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font: 500 10.5px/1 var(--vm-body);
  letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-gold);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.vm-ft__nav ul { display: grid; gap: 4px; }
.vm-ft__nav a {
  display: inline-block; padding: 5px 0;
  font-size: 14px; color: var(--vm-cream-dim);
  transition: color .3s var(--ease);
}
.vm-ft__nav a:hover { color: var(--vm-gold-bright); }
.vm-ft__ct ul { display: grid; gap: 15px; }
.vm-ft__ct li { display: grid; gap: 2px; }
.vm-ft__ct li > span:first-child {
  font: 500 10px/1.4 var(--vm-body);
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-cream-dim);
}
.vm-ft__ct a, .vm-ft__v { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--vm-cream); word-break: break-word; }
.vm-ft__ct a:hover { color: var(--vm-gold-bright); }

/* The brochure closes on a navy banner reading "BUILDING TRUST. DELIVERING
   EXCELLENCE." — reproduced here as the footer sign-off, so the logo's own
   strapline ("Building legacies. Creating landmarks.") can sit under the lockup
   where the real logo puts it.                                                 */
.vm-ft__sign {
  margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(10px, 1.6vw, 20px); flex-wrap: wrap;
  font: 500 clamp(13px, 1.7vw, 20px)/1.4 var(--vm-serif);
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--vm-gold);
  text-align: center;
}
.vm-ft__sign .vm-rule--sm { width: clamp(24px, 6vw, 76px); height: 1px; margin: 0; flex: 0 0 auto; }
/* Below ~640px the sign-off text wraps to two lines and the flanking rules and
   diamonds break onto their own rows, reading as a stray cross. Drop the
   flourishes there and let the line centre on its own.                         */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .vm-ft__sign { display: block; letter-spacing: .16em; }
  .vm-ft__sign .vm-rule--sm,
  .vm-ft__sign .vm-dia { display: none; }
}

.vm-ft__fine {
  margin-top: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 46px);
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--vm-navy-line);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; gap: 10px 24px;
  font-size: 12px; color: var(--vm-cream-dim);
}
.vm-ft__fine a { color: var(--vm-cream-dim); }
.vm-ft__fine a:hover { color: var(--vm-gold-bright); }

/* ── 19 · FAB ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vm-fab {
  position: fixed; right: 22px; bottom: 22px; z-index: 95;
  width: 54px; height: 54px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--vm-metal); color: var(--vm-navy);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px -10px rgba(1,26,36,.6);
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(14px) scale(.9);
  transition: opacity .4s var(--ease), transform .4s var(--ease), visibility .4s, box-shadow .4s var(--ease);
}
.vm-fab.is-visible { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
.vm-fab:hover { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -10px rgba(200,148,52,.7); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.vm-fab svg { width: 27px; height: 27px; }

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   20 · RESPONSIVE
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .vm-nav ul { gap: 15px; }
  .vm-nav a { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .09em; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .vm-nav, .vm-header__cta { display: none; }
  .vm-burger { display: flex; }

  .vm-about__g { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: clamp(38px, 6vw, 56px); }
  .vm-about__tx { order: 1; }
  .vm-about__fig { order: 2; max-width: 520px; }
  .vm-about__fig img { aspect-ratio: 4/3.4; }

  .vm-ct__g { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .vm-sig { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  .vm-sig__im, .vm-sig--rev .vm-sig__im { order: 1; }
  .vm-sig__tx, .vm-sig--rev .vm-sig__tx { order: 2; }
  .vm-faq__g { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; }
  .vm-faq__i > div p { padding-right: 0; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .vm-proc__g { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 38px 24px; }
  .vm-proc__g::before { display: none; }
  .vm-why__g { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .vm-pill__g { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .vm-pill { padding-top: 13px; }
}

/* ── The mosaic drops its diamonds: a clean 2-col square grid ────────── */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .vm-mos {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    grid-template-rows: none;
    gap: 10px;
  }
  .vm-mos .vm-tile {
    grid-column: auto; grid-row: auto;
    margin: 0; clip-path: none; aspect-ratio: 1;
  }
  /* 7 tiles in 2 columns would leave an orphan, so the text hub becomes a
     full-width band: 6 photos = 3 clean rows, plus the band.                  */
  .vm-mos .vm-tile--tx {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    padding: 26px 0;
  }
  .vm-mos .vm-tile img { transform: scale(1.02); }
  .vm-mos .vm-tile:hover img { transform: scale(1.08); }
  .vm-tile::after {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(1,26,36,.04) 30%, rgba(1,26,36,.62) 62%, rgba(1,26,36,.94) 100%);
  }
  .vm-tile figcaption {
    left: 0; right: 0; top: auto; bottom: 0;
    transform: none; text-align: left;
    padding: 12px 13px 13px;
    font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .13em;
    color: var(--vm-cream);
  }
  .vm-mos .vm-tile--tx .vm-tile__ring { inset: 0; clip-path: none; border: 1px solid var(--vm-gold); }
  .vm-mos .vm-tile--tx { background: transparent; }
  .vm-tile__txin {
    padding: 14px; gap: 12px;
    flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center;
  }
  .vm-tile__txin > span { font-size: 11.5px; }
  .vm-tile__txin > i { width: 1px; height: 13px; }

  .vm-why__dia { display: none; }
  .vm-ft__g { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; }
  .vm-ft__brand img { width: 178px; }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .vm-prom__g { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; }
  .vm-prom__i { padding: 22px clamp(4px, 2vw, 18px); }
  .vm-prom__i + .vm-prom__i::before {
    left: 12%; right: 12%; top: 0; bottom: auto;
    width: auto; height: 1px;
  }
  .vm-prom__i + .vm-prom__i::after { left: 50%; top: -3.5px; margin: 0 0 0 -3.5px; }
  .vm-prom__p { max-width: 40ch; }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  :root { --vm-cut: 16px; }
  .vm-brand__n { font-size: 13.5px; letter-spacing: .2em; }
  .vm-brand__s { font-size: 8px; letter-spacing: .26em; }
  .vm-hero__cta { gap: 11px; }
  .vm-hero__cta .u-btn { flex: 1 1 auto; min-width: 190px; }
  .vm-svc { padding: 26px 22px 28px; }
  .vm-about__frame { right: -12px; bottom: -12px; left: 12px; top: 12px; }
  .vm-about__dot { right: -12px; bottom: -12px; width: 11px; height: 11px; }
  .vm-fab { right: 16px; bottom: 16px; }
  .vm-ft__fine { flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .vm-proc__g { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  .vm-step { text-align: left; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 74px 1fr; column-gap: 18px; }
  .vm-step__d { margin: 0; grid-row: span 2; align-self: start; }
  .vm-step h3 { align-self: end; margin-bottom: 6px; }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .vm-tile figcaption { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .1em; padding: 10px 10px 11px; }
  .vm-tile__txin > span { font-size: 10px; }
  .vm-tile__txin { padding: 10px; gap: 8px; }
}

@media (max-height: 700px) and (min-width: 760px) {
  .vm-hero { min-height: 88svh; }
}

/* ── 21 · REDUCED MOTION (build-side additions) ─────────────────────── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .vm-hero__bg img { animation: none; transform: none; }
  .vm-cue { display: none; }
  .is-hero-animate { opacity: 1; animation: none; transform: none; }
}