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Cypress-Co

A luxury real estate web experience demonstrating cinematic scroll-linked animation, editorial design, and pixel-perfect Figma translation.

RoleDesign Engineer
Timeline3 Weeks
Tech Stack
ReactFramer MotionTailwind CSSVercel
Cypress-Co website — designed and built by Alec Sebastian

Architecture & Thought Process

Cypress-Co required a cinematic, agency-level aesthetic without sacrificing performance or accessibility. The goal was a digital experience that felt tactile and expensive — the kind of site a luxury real estate brand would pay a top agency $30,000 for.

To achieve this without tanking frame rates, I used Framer Motion exclusively with hardware-accelerated CSS properties. The GPU handles all transformations and opacity shifts — keeping the main thread clear for user interactions and maintaining a consistent 60fps across all devices.

The layout engine is driven by a strictly calculated CSS Grid architecture. This mathematical approach enforces perfect rhythm and proportion across ultra-wide monitors down to constrained mobile viewports — ensuring the premium feel holds at every breakpoint without media query overrides.

Measurable Impact

AgencyDesign Tier
Sub-2sLoad Time
ZeroLayout Shift