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+# UI/UX Redesign: Map-First with Modern Chrome
+
+**Date:** 2026-02-28
+**Status:** Approved
+**Approach:** C — Preserve map-first architecture, modernize filter UX, visual polish, URL state
+
+## Context
+
+The realestate-crawler frontend is a React 19 + Vite + Tailwind 4 + shadcn/ui SPA with Mapbox GL hexgrid heatmap, Tinder-style swipe review, POI travel times, and real-time WebSocket task progress. Competitive analysis of Rightmove, Zoopla, and ImmobilienScout24 identified best practices to adopt while preserving our unique differentiators.
+
+## Pain Points Addressed
+
+1. **Visual polish** — Functional but plain shadcn defaults; needs better typography, spacing, card design
+2. **Filter workflow** — Sidebar with collapsible accordions is hard to discover and use
+3. **Navigation & URL state** — No deep linking, browser back/forward doesn't work, can't share filtered views
+4. **Property cards** — Need richer info display, better image presentation, clearer hierarchy
+
+## Design Decisions
+
+### 1. Layout & Navigation Architecture
+
+**Desktop (>= 768px):**
+```
++------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Header (h-12): [Logo]  [Rent|Buy]  [Health] --- [Tasks] [User]   |
++------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Filter Bar (h-10): [Price ▾] [Beds ▾] [Size ▾] [More ▾] | chips |
++------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|                    Main Content Area                              |
+|    Map (default) | Split (map 60% + list 40%) | List | Saved    |
++------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Status Bar (h-8): [1,234 results] [Avg: £2,100] [Map|Split|List] |
++------------------------------------------------------------------+
+```
+
+Key changes:
+- Sidebar removed entirely — filter bar is horizontal, below header
+- Rent/Buy toggle promoted into header
+- Active filter chips inline in filter bar
+- View mode toggle in status bar
+- Full viewport width for map (no sidebar stealing space)
+
+**Mobile (< 768px):**
+```
++------------------------------------------+
+| Header (h-12): [Logo] ---- [Filter] [≡]  |
++------------------------------------------+
+| Full-screen Map + FABs                   |
++------------------------------------------+
+| Bottom Sheet (draggable)                 |
+|  Active filter chips (scrollable row)    |
+|  [Stats] [Horizontal card row]           |
++------------------------------------------+
+```
+
+Mobile filter opens as full-screen modal (not sidebar sheet).
+
+**React Router URL structure:**
+```
+/                        → Map view, default filters
+/map?type=rent&minPrice=1000&maxPrice=2500&beds=2
+/split?type=buy&district=hackney
+/list?type=rent&sort=price_asc
+/saved
+/listing/12345678        → Deep link to listing detail
+```
+
+### 2. Filter System
+
+**Horizontal filter bar** replaces the sidebar:
+- Primary filters always visible as compact dropdowns: Listing type, Price range, Bedrooms, Min size
+- "More filters" button opens a popover panel with: Max size, Price/m², Furnishing, District, Available from, Last seen days, POI travel time filters
+- Active filter chips render in a second row when filters are applied (removable with ×)
+- "Show Listings" / "Scrape New" buttons right-aligned in filter bar
+- "Color by" visualization control moves to status bar
+
+**Mobile:** Full-screen filter modal with stacked fields and sticky "Apply" button.
+
+### 3. Property Cards
+
+**Full card (list/split view):**
+```
++---------------------------------------+
+| [Image Carousel - 16:10 ratio]        |
+| 1/9                    [♥] [↗ RM]     |
++---------------------------------------+
+| £2,500/mo                 ● Good Deal |
+| 2 bed · 65 m² · £38/m²               |
+| Shoreditch, London E1                 |
++---------------------------------------+
+| 🚶 12min  🚲 8min  🚌 25min          |
+| Foxtons · Listed 3d ago              |
++---------------------------------------+
+```
+
+Key improvements:
+- Larger image carousel (16:10 aspect ratio)
+- Price as dominant element — large, bold
+- Deal indicator with colored dot + text
+- Key metrics on one line: beds · sqm · price/sqm
+- POI travel times as compact badges
+- Agency + freshness de-emphasized at bottom
+- Heart + external link overlaid on image
+
+**Compact card (mobile bottom sheet):**
+```
++------------------+
+| [Photo 4:3]      |
+| £2,500    2bd    |
+| Shoreditch       |
++------------------+
+```
+
+### 4. Visual Design System
+
+**Color palette:**
+| Role | Value | Usage |
+|------|-------|-------|
+| Primary | Slate 900 `#0f172a` | Headers, primary text |
+| Accent | Teal 600 `#0d9488` | CTAs, active filters, map |
+| Good deal | Emerald 500 `#10b981` | Price indicators |
+| Above avg | Amber 500 `#f59e0b` | Warning indicators |
+| Background | White / Slate 50 | Card surfaces |
+| Muted | Slate 100-200 | Filter bar bg |
+| Map dark | Slate 800 | Map overlay controls |
+
+**Typography:**
+- Price: `text-xl font-bold tracking-tight`
+- Location: `text-sm font-medium`
+- Metrics: `text-sm text-muted-foreground`
+- Chips/badges: `text-xs font-medium`
+
+**Spacing:** 4px base, 16px card padding, 12px card gaps, 8px inline gaps.
+
+### 5. Listing Detail Sheet
+
+Larger drawer (60% viewport desktop, 90% mobile) with tabbed sections:
+- **Photo gallery** — Full width, swipeable, with photo/floorplan toggle
+- **Header** — Price, deal indicator, key metrics, actions
+- **Tabs:** Overview (features + description), Travel (POI distances), Price History (timeline), Details (property attributes)
+
+## What's Preserved (No Changes)
+
+- Hexgrid heatmap visualization (Web Worker)
+- Tinder-style swipe review mode
+- POI travel time calculations
+- WebSocket real-time task progress
+- Streaming NDJSON data loading
+- Dual auth (Passkey + SSO)
+- Mobile bottom sheet with snap points
+- SwipeableCardRow horizontal scroll
+
+## Technical Approach
+
+- Add `react-router-dom` for URL-based navigation
+- Decompose App.tsx (713 lines) — extract filter state to context provider
+- Extract duplicated utilities (formatDuration, formatCurrency, etc.)
+- New component: `FilterBar` (replaces `FilterPanel` sidebar layout)
+- Refactor `PropertyCard` for new visual hierarchy
+- Update `index.css` with new color palette CSS variables
+- Add error boundaries
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- Backend API changes (all data already available)
+- New features (saved searches, alerts, text search)
+- State management library (keep React state, just decompose)