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.ss-arc {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 70% 30%;
  min-height: 480px;
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, sans-serif;
  background: #f0ece4;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  border-radius: 0; overflow: hidden;
}
.ss-arc-hero {
  padding: 44px 48px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;
  gap: 28px;
  position: relative;
}
.ss-arc-eye {
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  color: #6a6a6a;
}
.ss-arc-hero header h2 {
  margin: 6px 0 12px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 76px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 0.92;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  font-style: italic;
}
.ss-arc-hero header p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: #4a4a4a;
  max-width: 420px;
}
.ss-arc-photo {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #d4cfc1 0%, #b8b3a4 100%);
  border: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
  display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 180px;
}
.ss-arc-bldg {
  width: 60%; height: 70%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #5a5a5a 0%, #2a2a2a 100%);
  position: relative;
}
.ss-arc-bldg::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 12%; left: 35%; right: 35%; height: 14%;
  background: #f5d68a;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px #1a1a1a,
    0 0 18px rgba(245,214,138,0.5);
}
.ss-arc-bldg::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 30%;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 14%, rgba(255,255,255,0.08) 14% 16%);
}
.ss-arc-shadow {
  position: absolute; left: 5%; right: 5%; bottom: 0; height: 16px;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
  filter: blur(8px);
}
.ss-arc-meta {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 18px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid #1a1a1a;
}
.ss-arc-meta span { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
.ss-arc-meta em {
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: #6a6a6a;
  font-style: normal;
}
.ss-arc-meta b {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  font-style: italic;
}
.ss-arc-index {
  background: #1a1a1a;
  color: #f0ece4;
  padding: 36px 28px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
}
.ss-arc-folio {
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  color: #6a6a6a;
}
.ss-arc-index ol {
  list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
}
.ss-arc-index li {
  padding: 14px 0;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #8a8a8a;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 50px 1fr;
  align-items: baseline;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color 0.16s;
}
.ss-arc-index li:hover { color: #f0ece4; }
.ss-arc-index li span {
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-style: normal;
  color: #6a6a6a;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
}
.ss-arc-index li.active {
  color: #f0ece4;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.ss-arc-index li.active span { color: #f5d68a; }
.ss-arc-index footer {
  margin-top: auto;
  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  color: #6a6a6a;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .ss-arc { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .ss-arc-meta { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
<section class="ss-arc" aria-label="Architecture project showcase">
  <article class="ss-arc-hero">
    <header>
      <span class="ss-arc-eye">PROJECT NO. 014 · 2026</span>
      <h2>Casa<br/>Hormigón</h2>
      <p>A 220 m² family house in Valle de Bravo. Cast-in-place concrete walls, exposed timber roof, single oculus skylight above the central courtyard.</p>
    </header>
    <div class="ss-arc-photo" aria-hidden="true">
      <span class="ss-arc-bldg"></span>
      <span class="ss-arc-shadow"></span>
    </div>
    <footer class="ss-arc-meta">
      <span><em>Location</em><b>Valle de Bravo, MX</b></span>
      <span><em>Year</em><b>2026</b></span>
      <span><em>Area</em><b>220 m²</b></span>
      <span><em>Status</em><b>Completed</b></span>
    </footer>
  </article>
  <aside class="ss-arc-index">
    <span class="ss-arc-folio">FOLIO</span>
    <ol>
      <li class="active"><span>014</span>Casa Hormigón</li>
      <li><span>013</span>Library Pavilion</li>
      <li><span>012</span>Bridge House</li>
      <li><span>011</span>Sea Cabin</li>
      <li><span>010</span>Garden Atelier</li>
    </ol>
    <footer>est. 2008</footer>
  </aside>
</section>
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