/* Valenovo gold: an accent for direction and finish, never the dominant colour. */
:root { --gold: #b78a58; --soft-gold: #eee5d9; }

.brand span,
footer div span { border-color: var(--gold); }

.site-header nav a { position: relative; }
.site-header nav a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: -8px; left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--gold); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right; transition: transform .18s ease; }
.site-header nav a:hover::after,
.site-header nav a:focus-visible::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }

.button-header { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--gold); }
.eyebrow { color: #596d5c; }
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; display: inline-block; width: 22px; margin: 0 10px 3px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--gold); }
.hero .eyebrow::before { display: none; }
.hero .eyebrow { color: var(--gold); }
.hero h1 em { color: #687e69; }
.quiet-link { border-color: var(--gold); }

.panel-rule { border-color: var(--gold); }
.panel-number { color: var(--gold); }
.hero-strip { border-top: 1px solid rgba(183,138,88,.38); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(183,138,88,.38); }

.service-grid article { border-top-color: var(--gold); }
.index,
.timeline > article > span { color: var(--gold); }
.service-grid a { border-color: var(--gold); }
.timeline { border-top-color: rgba(183,138,88,.65); }
.timeline article { border-bottom-color: rgba(183,138,88,.36); }
.timeline h3::before { content: ""; display: inline-block; width: 16px; margin: 0 10px 9px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--gold); }

.why-list article { border-color: rgba(183,138,88,.55); }
.why-list span { color: var(--gold); }
.button-white { background: var(--gold); color: #fffdf8; }

.team-grid article { border-top-color: var(--gold); }
.initial { color: var(--gold); }
.contact-action { border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); }
.contact-action .button { background: var(--gold); }

/* Lisbon hero video: the image carries atmosphere; the Valenovo overlay protects legibility. */
.hero-panel { isolation: isolate; }
.hero-video { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; filter: saturate(.82) contrast(.96) brightness(.84); }
.hero-video-overlay { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(46,64,51,.91) 0%, rgba(46,64,51,.76) 48%, rgba(46,64,51,.58) 100%); }

/* VÉRTICE™: a proprietary decision architecture, expressed as a system rather than a delivery timetable. */
.programme-head > p:last-child { align-self: end; margin: 0; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.75; }
.method-graphic { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 18px; min-height: 640px; margin-top: 78px; padding: 32px; isolation: isolate; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f1f2ec, #e4e8df); overflow: hidden; }
.method-orbit { position: absolute; border: 1px solid rgba(183,138,88,.52); border-radius: 50%; pointer-events: none; }
.orbit-one { width: 550px; height: 550px; top: 46px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); }
.orbit-two { width: 360px; height: 360px; top: 141px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); border-color: rgba(46,64,51,.19); }
.method-core { position: absolute; z-index: 1; top: 50%; left: 50%; width: 182px; height: 182px; transform: translate(-50%,-50%); border-radius: 50%; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; background: var(--forest); color: #fffefa; box-shadow: 0 0 0 11px rgba(246,245,240,.76); }
.method-core span { font: 78px/.72 var(--serif); color: var(--gold); }.method-core small { margin-top: 13px; font: 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .14em; }.method-core p { margin: 7px 0 0; font: 9px/1.45 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #c9d2c5; }
.method-node { z-index: 1; max-width: 280px; padding: 25px 25px 24px; background: rgba(255,254,250,.94); border-top: 2px solid var(--gold); box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(38,53,41,.06); }.node-two,.node-four { justify-self: end; }.node-three,.node-four { align-self: end; }
.method-node span { font: 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .1em; color: var(--gold); }.method-node h3 { margin: 40px 0 9px; font: 30px/1 var(--serif); letter-spacing: -.035em; }.method-node p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; }.method-note { max-width: 780px; margin: 27px 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.7; }
@media(max-width:820px) { .programme-head > p:last-child { margin: 0; }.method-graphic { min-height: auto; grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 18px; margin-top: 48px; gap: 14px; }.method-orbit { display: none; }.method-core { position: relative; top: auto; left: auto; transform: none; justify-self: center; width: 158px; height: 158px; margin: 16px 0; }.method-node,.node-two,.node-three,.node-four { max-width: none; justify-self: stretch; align-self: auto; }.method-node h3 { margin-top: 25px; } }

/* Home teaser and dedicated VÉRTICE™ page */
.method-teaser { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .62fr 190px; gap: 7vw; align-items: center; margin-top: 54px; padding: 42px 0 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(183,138,88,.65); }.method-teaser h2 { max-width: 650px; margin: 29px 0 0; }.method-teaser > div:nth-child(2) p { margin: 0 0 25px; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.75; }.method-mark { position: relative; display: grid; width: 165px; height: 165px; align-items: center; justify-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--gold); border-radius: 50%; }.method-mark span { font: 92px/.7 var(--serif); color: var(--forest); }.method-mark small { position: absolute; bottom: 22px; font: 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .13em; color: var(--gold); }.method-mark i { position: absolute; width: 208px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(183,138,88,.38); transform: rotate(-38deg); }
.vertice-hero { position:relative; isolation:isolate; overflow:hidden; min-height:680px; display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr .62fr; gap:8vw; padding:clamp(90px,12vw,165px) clamp(25px,7vw,110px) 85px; background:var(--forest); color:#fffefa; }.vertice-video { position:absolute; z-index:-2; inset:0; width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; filter:saturate(.62) contrast(.94) brightness(.52); }.vertice-video-overlay { position:absolute; z-index:-1; inset:0; background:linear-gradient(100deg,rgba(16,34,25,.96) 0%,rgba(20,43,31,.89) 44%,rgba(18,37,28,.76) 100%); }.vertice-hero-content { position:relative; }.vertice-hero .eyebrow { color:var(--gold); }.vertice-hero h1 { margin:38px 0 0; font:clamp(50px,5.7vw,90px)/.91 var(--serif); letter-spacing:-.05em; text-align:left; }.vertice-hero h1 em { display:inline-block; margin-top:.13em; color:var(--gold); }.vertice-hero-content > p:last-child { max-width:470px; margin:42px 0 0; color:#d4ddd1; font-size:17px; line-height:1.7; }.vertice-hero-note { position:relative; align-self:end; padding:27px 0; border-top:1px solid rgba(183,138,88,.7); border-bottom:1px solid rgba(183,138,88,.35); }.vertice-hero-note span { font:10px var(--mono); letter-spacing:.12em; color:var(--gold); }.vertice-hero-note p { margin:26px 0 0; color:#e0e6dc; line-height:1.7; }.vertice-intro { display:grid; grid-template-columns:.52fr 1.2fr; gap:11vw; background:var(--paper); }.vertice-intro h2 { max-width:810px; margin:0; font:clamp(50px,5.7vw,90px)/.91 var(--serif); letter-spacing:-.05em; text-align:left; }.vertice-intro div > p { max-width:630px; margin:34px 0 0; color:var(--muted); line-height:1.8; }.vertice-system { background:var(--white); }.vertice-principles { background:var(--sand); }.principles-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); gap:18px; margin-top:68px; }.principles-grid article { min-height:260px; padding:27px; background:var(--white); border-top:2px solid var(--gold); }.principles-grid span { font:10px var(--mono); letter-spacing:.1em; color:var(--gold); }.principles-grid h3 { margin:48px 0 13px; font:31px/1 var(--serif); letter-spacing:-.035em; }.principles-grid p { margin:0; color:var(--muted); font-size:13px; line-height:1.7; }
.vertice-system .programme-head h2 { font:clamp(50px,5.7vw,90px)/.91 var(--serif); letter-spacing:-.05em; text-align:left; }
@media(max-width:820px) { .method-teaser,.vertice-hero,.vertice-intro { grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:30px; }.method-teaser .method-mark { position:relative; left:50%; justify-self:start; margin:12px 0 0; transform:translateX(-50%); }.vertice-hero { min-height:auto; padding:90px 23px 76px; }.vertice-hero h1 { font-size:64px; }.vertice-intro { padding:81px 23px; }.principles-grid { grid-template-columns:1fr; margin-top:48px; }.principles-grid article { min-height:auto; }.principles-grid h3 { margin-top:30px; } }

.client-access{justify-self:end;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;color:var(--ink);font:10px var(--mono);letter-spacing:.1em;text-decoration:none;text-transform:uppercase}.access-dot{width:7px;height:7px;border:1px solid var(--gold);border-radius:50%}@media(max-width:820px){.client-access{font-size:9px}}

/* Dedicated VÉRTICE page: headings follow the standard left-aligned section rhythm. */
.vertice-intro,
.vertice-system .programme-head {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0;
}
.vertice-intro h2,
.vertice-system .programme-head h2 {
  margin-top: 37px;
}
.vertice-intro div > p,
.vertice-system .programme-head > p:last-child {
  grid-column: auto;
  align-self: start;
  max-width: 630px;
  margin-top: 34px;
}

/* Keep the original serif treatment of the hero method name. */
.vertice-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
}

@media (min-width: 821px) {
  .vertice-hero {
    padding-top: clamp(90px, 7vw, 110px);
  }

  .vertice-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(110px, 12.5vw, 180px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .vertice-hero h1 {
    font-size: 64px;
  }

  .vertice-intro h2,
  .vertice-system .programme-head h2 {
    font-size: 42px;
  }

  .vertice-system .programme-head > p:last-child {
    grid-column: auto;
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .principles-grid h3 {
    margin-top: 16px;
  }
}

/* Home refinements */
.brand span{align-self:stretch;display:flex;align-items:center;padding-left:13px}.hero-strip{margin:42px 0;overflow:hidden;white-space:nowrap}.hero-strip-track{display:flex;width:max-content;animation:hero-message-scroll 24s linear infinite}.hero-strip-track span{flex:none;padding-right:62px}@keyframes hero-message-scroll{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}@media(max-width:820px){.brand span{display:block;align-self:auto;white-space:nowrap;line-height:1.55}.hero-strip{margin:30px 0}.hero-strip-track{animation-duration:20s}.hero-strip-track span{padding-right:42px}}

@media (max-width:430px) {
  .method-teaser .method-mark { width:146px; height:146px; }
  .method-mark span { font-size:81px; }
  .vertice-hero { padding:72px 18px 62px; gap:25px; }
  .vertice-hero h1 { font-size:clamp(50px, 14vw, 58px); }
  .vertice-hero-content > p:last-child { margin-top:30px; font-size:15px; }
  .vertice-hero-note { padding:22px 0; }
  .vertice-intro { padding:68px 18px; }
  .vertice-intro h2, .vertice-system .programme-head h2 { font-size:clamp(43px, 12.8vw, 54px); }
  .method-graphic { margin-top:38px; padding:14px; }
  .method-node { padding:22px; }
  .principles-grid { margin-top:38px; }
}