        /* --- CORE DESIGN SYSTEM --- */
        :root {
            --bg-cream: #F3E4C9;
            --fresh-green: #E8F5BD;
            --accent-coral: #EA5252;
            --dark-coral: #C44545;
            --text-dark: #222222;
            --white: #FFFFFF;
            --font-main: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
            --transition-smooth: all 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
        }

        * {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

        body {
            font-family: var(--font-main);
            background-color: var(--bg-cream);
            color: var(--text-dark);
            overflow-x: hidden;
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
        }

        /* --- GLOBAL EDITORIAL ARCHITECTURE --- */
        .thin-label {
            font-weight: 300;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            letter-spacing: 5px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            opacity: 0.8;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            display: block;
        }

        .editorial-headline {
            font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.5vw, 4.5rem);
            font-weight: 300;
            line-height: 1.05;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: -1px;
        }

        .vertical-text {
            writing-mode: vertical-rl;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 6px;
            font-weight: 300;
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 6rem);
            opacity: 0.15;
            user-select: none;
        }

        /* --- SPA INTERNALS --- */
        .app-zone {
            display: none;
        }
        .app-zone.active-zone {
            display: block;
        }

        /* --- HEADER & COMPASS MAP NAV --- */
        header {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            height: 100px;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            padding: 30px 5%;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            z-index: 1000;
        }

.brand-logo {
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.brand-logo img {
    display: block;
    height: 100px; /* Adjust as needed */
    width: auto;
    background-color: #C44545;
}
        .map-trigger {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            letter-spacing: 3px;
            cursor: pointer;
            background: none;
            border: none;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 10px;
        }

        /* Full Screen Botanical Map Overlay */
        .botanical-map-overlay {
            position: fixed;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100vh;
            background-color: var(--bg-cream);
            z-index: 2000;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            opacity: 0;
            pointer-events: none;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .botanical-map-overlay.open {
            opacity: 1;
            pointer-events: auto;
        }

        .map-close {
            position: absolute;
            top: 40px;
            right: 5%;
            font-size: 1rem;
            letter-spacing: 3px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .map-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
            gap: 20px;
            width: 85%;
            max-width: 1200px;
        }

        .map-node {
            background: var(--white);
            padding: 40px 20px;
            text-align: center;
            border-radius: 4px;
            cursor: pointer;
            border: 1px dashed rgba(34,34,34,0.1);
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .map-node:hover {
            background-color: var(--fresh-green);
            transform: translateY(-5px);
            border-style: solid;
        }

        .map-node span {
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            opacity: 0.5;
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

        .map-node h3 {
            font-weight: 400;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .map-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                max-height: 80vh;
                overflow-y: auto;
            }
            .map-node {
                padding: 20px;
            }
        }

        /* --- PAGE 1: HOME (THE ENTRANCE) --- */
        .diagonal-hero {
            position: relative;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100vh;
            background: var(--bg-cream);
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .hero-diagonal-split {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr;
        }

        /* Simulating diagonal crossing space composition */
        .hero-left-triangle {
            padding: 20vh 10% 10vh 10%;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            z-index: 2;
        }

        .hero-right-triangle {
            position: relative;
            clip-path: polygon(25% 0%, 100% 0%, 100% 100%, 0% 100%);
            background-image: url('https://i.pinimg.com/736x/68/30/8f/68308fae21289eed927eed3eedc1d2d9.jpg');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
        }

        .crossing-action-btn {
            position: absolute;
            top: 50%;
            left: 60%;
            transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
            width: 140px;
            height: 140px;
            background-color: var(--accent-coral);
            color: var(--white);
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-weight: 600;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            letter-spacing: 2px;
            cursor: pointer;
            box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(234,82,82,0.3);
            z-index: 10;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
            border: none;
        }

        .crossing-action-btn:hover {
            background-color: var(--dark-coral);
            transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.08);
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .hero-diagonal-split {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }
            .hero-right-triangle {
                clip-path: none;
                height: 50vh;
            }
            .hero-left-triangle {
                padding-top: 120px;
                height: 50vh;
            }
            .crossing-action-btn {
                top: 50%;
                left: 50%;
            }
        }

        /* THE GARDEN TRAIL VERTICAL TIMELINE */
        .trail-section {
            padding: 120px 10%;
            position: relative;
            background: var(--bg-cream);
        }

        .trail-backbone {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 50%;
            width: 1px;
            height: 100%;
            background: rgba(34,34,34,0.15);
        }

        .trail-stop {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 100px;
            margin-bottom: 140px;
            position: relative;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .trail-stop:nth-child(even) {
            direction: rtl;
        }

        .trail-stop:nth-child(even) .trail-body {
            direction: ltr;
        }

        .trail-node-icon {
            position: absolute;
            left: 50%;
            top: 50%;
            transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
            width: 20px;
            height: 20px;
            background: var(--accent-coral);
            border-radius: 50%;
            border: 4px solid var(--bg-cream);
            z-index: 5;
        }

        .trail-image-box {
            height: 480px;
            border-radius: 4px;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .trail-body h3 {
            font-size: 2rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-weight: 300;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .trail-body p {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            line-height: 1.7;
            font-weight: 300;
            opacity: 0.8;
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .trail-backbone, .trail-node-icon { display: none; }
            .trail-stop {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 30px;
                margin-bottom: 80px;
            }
            .trail-stop:nth-child(even) { direction: ltr; }
            .trail-image-box { height: 320px; }
        }

        /* EXTRA SECTION: FLOWER FIELD PARALLAX */
        .flower-field-window {
            height: 100vh;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            padding: 0 10%;
        }

        .field-background-img {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 130%;
            background-image: url('https://i.pinimg.com/736x/7b/33/e5/7b33e59b466933538df4a135b0f0cbc2.jpg');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            z-index: 1;
            transform: translateY(0);
            will-change: transform;
        }

        .flower-field-window .vertical-text {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            opacity: 0.8;
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .field-overlay-narrative {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            background: var(--white);
            padding: 50px;
            max-width: 450px;
            border-radius: 2px;
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .flower-field-window {
                flex-direction: column;
                justify-content: center;
                gap: 40px;
                padding: 40px 5%;
            }
            .field-overlay-narrative {
                padding: 30px;
            }
        }

        /* EXTRA SECTION: THE POND CIRCULAR METHOD */
        .pond-landscape {
            padding: 140px 10%;
            background-color: var(--bg-cream);
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 80px;
        }

        .circular-pond-frame {
            width: clamp(280px, 40vw, 550px);
            height: clamp(280px, 40vw, 550px);
            border-radius: 50%;
            overflow: hidden;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }

        .pond-text-wrap {
            max-width: 500px;
        }

        .pond-text-wrap h2 {
            font-size: 3rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-weight: 300;
            margin-bottom: 25px;
            line-height: 1;
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .pond-landscape {
                flex-direction: column;
                gap: 40px;
                text-align: center;
            }
        }

        /* --- PAGE 2: GARDEN COLLECTION (THE GREENHOUSE) --- */
        .greenhouse-canopy {
            background-color: var(--fresh-green);
            padding: 160px 10% 60px 10%;
        }

        .shelf-structure {
            background-color: var(--fresh-green);
            padding: 0 5% 100px 5%;
        }

        .greenhouse-shelf {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 40px;
            border-bottom: 4px solid rgba(34,34,34,0.08);
            padding: 60px 0;
            align-items: end;
        }

        /* Alternating dynamic row metrics */
        .shelf-row-alpha { height: auto; }
        .shelf-row-beta { height: auto; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }

        .plant-frame {
            background: var(--white);
            padding: 20px;
            border-radius: 2px;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
        }

        .plant-frame-img {
            height: 350px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .plant-frame h4 {
            font-size: 1.3rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-weight: 400;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
        }

        .plant-frame p {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            opacity: 0.7;
            font-weight: 300;
            line-height: 1.5;
        }

        .shelf-quote-container {
            padding: 80px 10%;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .shelf-quote {
            font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
            font-weight: 300;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            line-height: 1.2;
            max-width: 900px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            color: var(--dark-coral);
        }

        /* EXTRA SECTION: FASHION STRIPS */
        .viewport-strip-section {
            background: var(--white);
        }

        .viewport-strip-block {
            height: 100vh;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
            align-items: center;
            position: relative;
        }

        .strip-img-vault {
            height: 80vh;
            width: 100%;
        }

        .strip-text-card {
            padding: 60px;
            position: absolute;
            left: 50%;
            background: var(--bg-cream);
            max-width: 550px;
            border-radius: 2px;
            margin-left: -50px;
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .greenhouse-shelf { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
            .viewport-strip-block { grid-template-columns: 1fr; height: auto; padding: 60px 5%; }
            .strip-img-vault { height: 400px; }
            .strip-text-card { position: static; margin-left: 0; margin-top: -30px; }
        }

        /* --- PAGE 3: NATURE JOURNAL (THE BOTANIST'S DESK) --- */
        .notebook-desk {
            padding: 160px 8% 100px 8%;
            background-color: var(--bg-cream);
        }

        .notebook-spread {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            background: var(--white);
            min-height: 600px;
            box-shadow: 0 25px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
            border-radius: 4px;
            margin-bottom: 100px;
            overflow: hidden;
            border-left: 12px solid #ded3bd; /* Simulated book spine bind */
        }

        .notebook-spread:nth-child(even) {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
        }
        .notebook-spread:nth-child(even) .notebook-page-text {
            grid-column: 2;
        }
        .notebook-spread:nth-child(even) .notebook-page-pressed {
            grid-column: 1;
            grid-row: 1;
        }

        .notebook-page-text {
            padding: 80px 10%;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .notebook-page-pressed {
            padding: 40px;
            background: #fdfbfa;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            border-left: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
        }

        .pressed-wrapper {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            max-height: 500px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
            padding: 15px;
            background: var(--white);
        }

        .handwritten-divider {
            font-family: serif;
            font-style: italic;
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            color: var(--accent-coral);
            margin: 25px 0;
            opacity: 0.7;
        }

        /* EXTRA SECTION: LIBRARY ARCHIVE INDEX */
        .archive-index-vault {
            padding: 100px 10%;
            background: var(--white);
        }

        .archive-tab-strip {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(34,34,34,0.1);
        }

        .archive-tab {
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(34,34,34,0.1);
            padding: 30px 20px;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .archive-tab-header {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .archive-tab-header h3 {
            font-size: 1.6rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .archive-tab-content {
            max-height: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            transition: max-height 0.5s ease-out;
        }

        .archive-tab.open-tab .archive-tab-content {
            max-height: 300px;
            padding-top: 20px;
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .notebook-spread { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; border-left: none; border-top: 12px solid #ded3bd;}
            .notebook-page-text { padding: 40px 5%; }
            .notebook-page-pressed { height: 400px; }
        }

        /* --- PAGE 4: ABOUT (THE ESTATE BLUEPRINT) --- */
        .blueprint-canvas {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding: 160px 5% 120px 5%;
            position: relative;
        }

        .blueprint-map-container {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
            gap: 60px;
            position: relative;
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 60px auto 0 auto;
        }

        .blueprint-box {
            border: 1px solid rgba(34,34,34,0.2);
            padding: 45px;
            border-radius: 2px;
            position: relative;
            background: var(--white);
            z-index: 5;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .blueprint-box h3 {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-weight: 500;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            color: var(--dark-coral);
        }

        .blueprint-box-image-preview {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            opacity: 0;
            pointer-events: none;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
            z-index: 2;
        }

        .blueprint-box:hover {
            color: var(--white);
            border-color: transparent;
        }

        .blueprint-box:hover h3 {
            color: var(--fresh-green);
            position: relative;
            z-index: 3;
        }

        .blueprint-box:hover p {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 3;
        }

        .blueprint-box:hover .blueprint-box-image-preview {
            opacity: 1;
        }

        /* Simulating Blueprint Structural Vector Lines */
        .blueprint-vector-line {
            position: absolute;
            background-color: rgba(34,34,34,0.1);
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .v-line-1 { top: 0; left: 50%; width: 1px; height: 100%; border-left: 1px dashed rgba(34,34,34,0.15); }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .blueprint-map-container { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
            .v-line-1 { display: none; }
        }

        /* --- PAGE 5: CONTACT (THE LETTERHOUSE) --- */
        .letterhouse-board {
            padding: 160px 10% 100px 10%;
            background-color: var(--bg-cream);
        }

        .top-note-card {
            background: var(--white);
            padding: 40px;
            max-width: 700px;
            margin: 0 auto 60px auto;
            text-align: center;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.02);
            border-bottom: 3px dashed rgba(34,34,34,0.1);
        }

        .paper-cards-row {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 30px;
            margin-bottom: 80px;
        }

        .floating-paper-card {
            background: var(--white);
            padding: 40px 30px;
            box-shadow: 0 15px 35px rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
            transform: rotate(-1deg);
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .floating-paper-card:nth-child(even) {
            transform: rotate(1.5deg);
        }

        .floating-paper-card:hover {
            transform: rotate(0deg) translateY(-5px);
            box-shadow: 0 25px 45px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
        }

        .floating-paper-card h4 {
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            letter-spacing: 2px;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            color: var(--accent-coral);
        }

        .envelope-form-container {
            background: #fcfbfa;
            max-width: 800px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 60px;
            border: 1px solid #e2d6c1;
            box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
            border-radius: 4px;
        }

        .envelope-form-container h3 {
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-weight: 300;
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
            text-align: center;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
        }

        .letter-input-group {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 20px;
        }

        .letter-input-group input, .letter-input-group textarea {
            width: 100%;
            background: transparent;
            border: none;
            border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(34,34,34,0.2);
            padding: 15px 10px;
            font-family: var(--font-main);
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            outline: none;
        }

        .letter-input-group input:focus, .letter-input-group textarea:focus {
            border-bottom-color: var(--accent-coral);
        }

        .letter-submit-btn {
            background: var(--dark-coral);
            color: var(--white);
            width: 100%;
            padding: 18px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-weight: 600;
            letter-spacing: 3px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            margin-top: 30px;
            cursor: pointer;
            border-radius: 2px;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
            border: none;
        }

        .letter-submit-btn:hover {
            background: var(--text-dark);
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .paper-cards-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .envelope-form-container { padding: 30px 20px; }
        }

        /* --- GOVERNANCE MODAL PAGES --- */
        .legal-frame {
            padding: 160px 10% 100px 10%;
            background: var(--bg-cream);
        }

        .legal-card {
            background: var(--white);
            padding: 60px;
            max-width: 900px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            border-radius: 4px;
        }

        .legal-card h2 {
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            color: var(--dark-coral);
        }

        .legal-card h3 {
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            margin: 30px 0 10px 0;
        }

        .legal-card p {
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            font-weight: 300;
            opacity: 0.9;
        }

        /* --- SYSTEM GLOBAL FOOTER --- */
        footer {
            background-color: var(--dark-coral);
            color: var(--white);
            padding: 100px 10% 40px 10%;
        }

        .footer-registry-logo {
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
            font-weight: 800;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: -2px;
            line-height: 0.9;
            margin-bottom: 60px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
            padding-bottom: 30px;
        }

        .footer-columns-box {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
            gap: 40px;
            margin-bottom: 60px;
        }

        .footer-column h4 {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            letter-spacing: 3px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            color: var(--fresh-green);
        }

        .footer-column ul {
            list-style: none;
        }

        .footer-column ul li {
            margin-bottom: 12px;
        }

        .footer-column ul li a {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
            text-decoration: none;
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 300;
            transition: var(--transition-smooth);
        }

        .footer-column ul li a:hover {
            color: var(--fresh-green);
            padding-left: 5px;
        }

        .footer-sub-form input {
            width: 100%;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
            padding: 12px;
            color: var(--white);
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            font-family: var(--font-main);
        }

        .footer-sub-form button {
            width: 100%;
            background: var(--white);
            color: var(--dark-coral);
            padding: 12px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            font-weight: 600;
            cursor: pointer;
            border: none;
            font-family: var(--font-main);
        }

        .footer-statement {
            text-align: center;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
            padding-top: 40px;
            font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
            font-weight: 300;
            color: var(--fresh-green);
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .footer-columns-box { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
        }
        @media (max-width: 576px) {
            .footer-columns-box { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
        }
