:root{
  --ink:#111412;--ink-soft:#1b1f1c;--paper:#f7f6f2;--soft:#efeee9;--white:#fff;
  --sand:#b9a06f;--sand-dark:#8e774d;--text:#2a2d2b;--muted:#6f736f;--line:#d9d9d3;
  --max:1220px;--shadow:0 20px 60px rgba(20,24,21,.10)
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--text);font-family:"Avenir Next","Helvetica Neue",Segoe UI,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.55;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}img{display:block;max-width:100%}button,input,select,textarea{font:inherit}.container{width:min(calc(100% - 64px),var(--max));margin-inline:auto}.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.skip-link:focus{left:14px;top:14px;background:#fff;padding:12px 16px;z-index:1000}

/* header */
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;background:rgba(17,20,18,.96);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09);color:#fff}.header-overlay{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(10,12,11,.82),rgba(10,12,11,.08));border:0}.header-inner{height:82px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:28px}.brand{width:242px;flex:0 0 242px}.brand img{width:100%;height:auto}.main-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:32px;margin-left:auto}.main-nav>a{position:relative;padding:31px 0 29px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.82);font-size:12px;font-weight:500}.main-nav>a:after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:100%;bottom:21px;height:1px;background:var(--sand);transition:right .2s ease}.main-nav>a:hover,.main-nav>a.is-active{color:#fff}.main-nav>a:hover:after,.main-nav>a.is-active:after{right:0}.header-cta{margin-left:10px}.menu-toggle{display:none;background:transparent;border:0;padding:12px}.menu-toggle span{display:block;width:24px;height:1px;background:#fff;margin:6px 0}

.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:18px;min-height:50px;padding:0 26px;border:1px solid transparent;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.16em;font-size:10px;font-weight:700;transition:background .2s ease,color .2s ease,border .2s ease}.btn-primary,.btn-gold{background:var(--sand);color:#fff;border-color:var(--sand)}.btn-primary:hover,.btn-gold:hover{background:var(--sand-dark);border-color:var(--sand-dark)}.btn-outline,.btn-outline-dark{background:transparent;color:var(--ink);border-color:#8c908d}.btn-outline:hover,.btn-outline-dark:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-color:var(--ink)}.btn-outline-light{background:transparent;color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.6)}
.eyebrow{margin:0 0 18px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.28em;font-size:9px;font-weight:700;color:var(--sand-dark)}.eyebrow.light{color:#fff}.accent-line{display:block;width:50px;height:2px;background:var(--sand);margin:26px 0}
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/* approved home hero */
.hero-home-approved{position:relative;min-height:610px;height:78vh;max-height:840px;display:flex;align-items:center;color:#fff;background:url('../images/premium/hero-boundary.jpg') center 48%/cover no-repeat;overflow:hidden}.hero-shade{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(7,9,8,.90) 0%,rgba(7,9,8,.76) 36%,rgba(7,9,8,.20) 70%,rgba(7,9,8,.07) 100%),linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(5,7,6,.34),transparent 50%)}.hero-approved-content{position:relative;z-index:2;padding-top:75px}.hero-approved-content h1{max-width:740px;font-size:clamp(58px,6.4vw,94px);font-weight:300;letter-spacing:-.055em}.hero-approved-content>p:not(.eyebrow){max-width:520px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.88);font-size:17px;line-height:1.65}.hero-approved-content .btn{margin-top:2px}

/* services */
.services-approved{padding:20px 0 26px;background:#fff}.service-three-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px}.service-approved-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #ecece8;transition:transform .25s ease,box-shadow .25s ease}.service-approved-card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}.service-approved-card figure{margin:0;height:270px;overflow:hidden}.service-approved-card img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s ease}.service-approved-card:hover img{transform:scale(1.025)}.service-approved-copy{position:relative;min-height:176px;padding:22px 62px 24px 24px}.service-approved-copy>span{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.24em;font-size:8px;color:#6d716d;font-weight:700}.service-approved-copy h2{font-size:24px;margin:10px 0 9px}.service-approved-copy p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.65;color:#656965;margin:0}.service-approved-copy b{position:absolute;right:24px;bottom:25px;font-size:24px;font-weight:300}

.value-strip{padding:48px 0;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f6f6f3,#ecece8);border-top:1px solid #e3e3dd;border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0db}.value-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}.value-grid article{text-align:center;padding:0 26px;border-right:1px solid #cecfca}.value-grid article:last-child{border-right:0}.value-icon{display:block;width:34px;height:34px;margin:0 auto 14px;position:relative}.value-icon-angle:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:4px;border-left:1px solid #111;border-bottom:1px solid #111;transform:skew(-20deg)}.value-icon-shield:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:8px;top:2px;width:18px;height:25px;border:1px solid #111;border-radius:50% 50% 45% 45%;clip-path:polygon(50% 0,100% 18%,100% 66%,50% 100%,0 66%,0 18%)}.value-icon-home:before{content:"⌂";font-size:36px;position:absolute;left:2px;top:-12px;font-weight:300}.value-icon-leaf:before{content:"♧";font-size:36px;position:absolute;left:2px;top:-11px;font-weight:300}.value-grid h3{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.22em;font-size:9px;font-weight:700;margin:0 0 8px}.value-grid p{font-size:12px;color:#5f635f;margin:0}

.approach-approved{padding:18px 0 0;background:#fff}.approach-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.82fr 1.18fr;align-items:stretch;min-height:540px}.approach-copy{padding:78px 64px 70px 0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}.approach-copy h2{font-size:clamp(42px,4.6vw,66px);font-weight:300}.approach-copy>p:not(.eyebrow){max-width:520px;color:#636763;font-size:15px;line-height:1.75}.approach-copy .btn{align-self:flex-start;margin-top:14px}.approach-image{margin:0;min-height:540px;overflow:hidden}.approach-image img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.quiet-proof{padding:110px 0;background:var(--paper)}.quiet-proof-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:110px;align-items:start}.quiet-proof h2{font-weight:300}.quiet-proof-grid>div:last-child{padding-top:34px}.quiet-proof-grid>div:last-child p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.8;color:#646864}

/* inner hero and core pages */
.page-hero,.form-hero{position:relative;isolation:isolate;color:#fff;background:var(--ink) url('../images/premium/hero-boundary.jpg') center 52%/cover no-repeat;padding:140px 0 110px;overflow:hidden}.page-hero:before,.form-hero:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(8,10,9,.93) 0%,rgba(8,10,9,.68) 50%,rgba(8,10,9,.28) 100%)}.fencing-hero{background-image:url('../images/premium/colorbond-modern.jpg')}.retaining-hero,.advice-hero{background-image:url('../images/premium/concrete-sleeper.jpg')}.brief-hero{background-image:url('../images/premium/hero-boundary.jpg')}.page-hero h1,.form-hero h1{max-width:930px;font-size:clamp(52px,6.4vw,88px);font-weight:300}.page-hero p:not(.eyebrow),.form-hero .lead{max-width:680px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.75;color:rgba(255,255,255,.84)}
.content-section{padding:110px 0;background:#fff}.section-light{background:#fff}.section-soft,.section-stone{background:var(--soft)}.section-dark,.dark-panel{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}.two-col{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:92px;align-items:center}.two-col.reverse>div{order:2}.two-col.reverse>figure{order:1}.content-section h2{font-weight:300}.content-section p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#626662}.dark-panel p{color:#cbd0cb}.feature-list{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:30px 0}.feature-list li{position:relative;padding:14px 0 14px 22px;border-bottom:1px solid #dfdfda;font-size:14px}.feature-list li:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:23px;width:10px;height:1px;background:#777c78}.service-photo{margin:0;min-height:560px;overflow:hidden}.service-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;min-height:560px;object-fit:cover}.notice-box{padding:18px 20px;border-left:2px solid var(--sand);background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);margin:28px 0;color:#d8dbd8;font-size:13px}.engineered-feature{background:linear-gradient(100deg,rgba(12,15,13,.97),rgba(16,20,17,.90)),url('../images/premium/approach-retaining.jpg') center/cover no-repeat}.brand-statement{padding:46px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--soft)}.brand-statement span,.brand-statement strong{display:block}.brand-statement span{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.24em;font-size:9px;color:var(--sand-dark);margin:22px 0 8px}.brand-statement span:first-child{margin-top:0}.brand-statement strong{font-size:20px;font-weight:400}.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:90px}.contact-card{padding:42px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--soft)}.contact-card a{border-bottom:1px solid #777;font-weight:600}.muted{color:var(--muted)!important}.empty-state{padding:80px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--soft)}.empty-state>span{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.24em;font-size:9px;color:var(--sand-dark)}.empty-state h2{margin-top:16px}.process-detail article{display:grid;grid-template-columns:80px 1fr;gap:30px;padding:38px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.process-detail article>span{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.18em;color:var(--sand-dark)}.process-detail h2{font-size:36px;margin-bottom:8px}.advice-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:0}.advice-grid article{padding:44px;border-right:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.advice-grid article:nth-child(even){border-right:0}.advice-grid span{display:inline-block;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.18em;color:var(--sand-dark);margin-bottom:18px}.advice-grid h2{font-size:34px}.advice-grid p{font-size:14px}

/* project brief */
.brief-main{display:block;padding:82px 0 120px;background:#f3f2ee}.brief-progress{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto 26px}.brief-progress-track{height:2px;background:#d4d5d0}.brief-progress-fill{height:100%;width:12.5%;background:var(--ink);transition:width .25s ease}.brief-progress-text{margin-top:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.18em;font-size:9px;color:#70746f}.studio-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.55fr) minmax(300px,.55fr);gap:46px;align-items:start}.studio-panel{padding:50px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #dfdfda}.studio-aside{position:sticky;top:104px;padding:38px;background:var(--ink);color:#fff}.studio-aside h3{font-size:28px;font-weight:300}.aside-item{padding:18px 0;border-top:1px solid #343936}.aside-item strong{display:block;font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;margin-bottom:5px}.aside-item p{font-size:13px;color:#adb2ad;margin:0}.form-step{display:none}.form-step.is-active{display:block}.form-step h2{font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,50px);font-weight:300;margin-bottom:30px}.project-form label{display:block;margin:0 0 22px;font-size:11px;font-weight:600;color:#292d2a}.field-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 22px}.field-block{margin:0 0 24px}.field-label{display:block;margin-bottom:11px;font-size:11px;font-weight:600}.project-form input[type=text],.project-form input[type=tel],.project-form input[type=email],.project-form input[type=date],.project-form input[type=file],.project-form select,.project-form textarea{width:100%;border:0;border-bottom:1px solid #c9cbc6;background:#fff;border-radius:0;padding:13px 3px;color:#262a27;outline:none}.project-form input:focus,.project-form select:focus,.project-form textarea:focus{border-color:#111}.project-form textarea{border:1px solid #d4d5d0;padding:14px;resize:vertical}.choice-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:8px}.compact-choice{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);max-width:430px}.investment-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}.choice{margin:0!important}.choice input{position:absolute;opacity:0;pointer-events:none}.choice span{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:66px;padding:10px;text-align:center;border:1px solid #dadbd6;background:#fafaf7;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;cursor:pointer}.choice input:checked+span{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-color:var(--ink)}.checkbox-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:10px}.checkbox-grid label{margin:0!important;padding:12px;border:1px solid #dcddd8;background:#fafaf7;font-size:12px;font-weight:500}.checkbox-grid input{margin-right:8px}.upload-zone{padding:30px!important;border:1px dashed #b8bbb5;background:#fafaf7}.upload-zone small{display:block;margin-top:8px;color:#777b77;font-weight:400}.upload-guidance{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:8px;margin-top:18px;padding:18px;border:1px solid #ddd}.upload-guidance strong{grid-column:1/-1;font-size:11px}.upload-guidance span{font-size:12px;color:#656965}.project-photo-preview{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:10px;margin:12px 0 22px}.project-photo-preview figure{margin:0}.project-photo-preview img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover}.project-photo-preview figcaption{font-size:10px;color:#777;margin-top:5px}.consent{padding:16px;border:1px solid #ddd!important;background:#fafaf7}.form-navigation{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;margin-top:34px}.form-error,.success-box{padding:20px;margin:24px 0;border:1px solid #d7d8d3}.form-error{background:#fff4f2;border-color:#e4c3bd}.success-box{background:#edf5ef;border-color:#bfd1c4}.honeypot{position:absolute!important;left:-9999px!important}.section-copy{font-size:14px!important;color:#666!important}

/* footer */
.footer-cta{padding:62px 0 34px;background:linear-gradient(105deg,rgba(13,15,14,.97),rgba(23,25,23,.94)),url('../images/premium/hero-boundary.jpg') center 70%/cover no-repeat;color:#fff}.footer-cta-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:50px;align-items:center}.footer-cta h2{font-size:clamp(34px,4vw,54px);font-weight:300;margin-bottom:10px}.footer-cta p{max-width:600px;color:#d4d7d4;font-size:14px}.footer-cta .accent-line{margin:0 0 20px}.footer-qualities{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;margin-top:46px;padding-top:25px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.11);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.26em;font-size:8px;color:#c0c4bf}.footer-qualities i{font-style:normal;color:#6d736d}.footer-qualities b{margin-left:auto;font-weight:500}.site-footer{background:#0c0e0d;color:#b8bcb8}.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1.2fr;gap:70px;padding:62px 0}.footer-logo{width:230px}.footer-brand-block p{max-width:350px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.75;color:#939893}.footer-grid h3{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.18em;font-size:9px;color:#8e958f;margin-bottom:16px;font-weight:700}.footer-grid a,.footer-grid p{display:block;margin:8px 0;font-size:12px;color:#adb2ad}.footer-grid a:hover{color:#fff}.footer-brief-link{color:#d4bb87!important;margin-top:18px!important}.footer-bottom{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:20px 0 28px;border-top:1px solid #242724;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-size:8px;color:#6f756f}

@media(max-width:1100px){.container{width:min(calc(100% - 48px),var(--max))}.brand{width:210px;flex-basis:210px}.main-nav{gap:20px}.header-cta{padding:0 18px}.two-col{gap:55px}.studio-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}.studio-aside{position:static}.approach-copy{padding-right:38px}}
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@media(max-width:560px){.container{width:min(calc(100% - 26px),var(--max))}.hero-home-approved{min-height:650px;background-position:62% center}.hero-approved-content h1{font-size:52px}.hero-approved-content>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:15px}.service-approved-card figure{height:260px}.value-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.value-grid article{border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid #cecfca;padding:20px}.value-grid article:last-child{border-bottom:0}.approach-image{min-height:330px}.page-hero h1,.form-hero h1{font-size:48px}.content-section{padding:75px 0}.service-photo,.service-photo img{min-height:330px}.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}.footer-bottom{flex-direction:column;gap:10px}.choice-grid,.investment-grid,.checkbox-grid,.upload-guidance{grid-template-columns:1fr}.project-photo-preview{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.studio-panel{padding:22px}.process-detail article{grid-template-columns:45px 1fr}.empty-state{padding:42px 24px}}