diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 457b827..96f6413 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -5258,25 +5258,39 @@
         map.on('pitch', updateFogOfWar);
 
         // =====================
-        // ANIMATED BUILDINGS
+        // ANIMATED BUILDINGS (Random per-building)
         // =====================
         let buildingAnimationEnabled = true;  // Set to false to disable
         let buildingAnimationId = null;
-        const buildingAnimationSpeed = 0.001;  // How fast buildings breathe
-        const buildingAnimationRange = 0.3;    // How much they grow/shrink (0.3 = ±30%)
+        const buildingAnimationSpeed = 0.005;  // How fast buildings breathe (higher = faster)
+        const buildingAnimationRange = 0.25;   // How much they grow/shrink (0.25 = ±25%)
 
         function animateBuildings(timestamp) {
             if (!buildingAnimationEnabled) return;
 
-            // Calculate height multiplier using sine wave (oscillates between 0.7 and 1.3)
-            const multiplier = 1 + Math.sin(timestamp * buildingAnimationSpeed) * buildingAnimationRange;
+            // Create 8 different phase offsets for pseudo-random effect
+            // Buildings are grouped by their height mod 8, each group has different phase
+            const phases = [];
+            for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+                const phaseOffset = (i / 8) * Math.PI * 2;  // Evenly distributed phases
+                phases[i] = 1 + Math.sin(timestamp * buildingAnimationSpeed + phaseOffset) * buildingAnimationRange;
+            }
 
-            // Update building height if layer exists
+            // Update building height with per-building variation based on render_height
             if (map.getLayer('buildings-3d')) {
                 map.setPaintProperty('buildings-3d', 'fill-extrusion-height', [
                     '*',
                     ['get', 'render_height'],
-                    multiplier
+                    ['case',
+                        ['<', ['%', ['to-number', ['get', 'render_height'], 10], 8], 1], phases[0],
+                        ['<', ['%', ['to-number', ['get', 'render_height'], 10], 8], 2], phases[1],
+                        ['<', ['%', ['to-number', ['get', 'render_height'], 10], 8], 3], phases[2],
+                        ['<', ['%', ['to-number', ['get', 'render_height'], 10], 8], 4], phases[3],
+                        ['<', ['%', ['to-number', ['get', 'render_height'], 10], 8], 5], phases[4],
+                        ['<', ['%', ['to-number', ['get', 'render_height'], 10], 8], 6], phases[5],
+                        ['<', ['%', ['to-number', ['get', 'render_height'], 10], 8], 7], phases[6],
+                        phases[7]
+                    ]
                 ]);
             }