Bilingual 3D Web · Case study

Lebanese Heritage Foundation

A bilingual (Arabic/English) cultural website for the Lebanese Heritage Foundation, where 3D manuscripts unfold as you scroll.

When
Apr — May 2026
Stack
Next.js · React Three Fiber · Framer Motion · next-intl · Cloudflare Workers
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The challenge

Present heritage material to a bilingual audience in a way that feels alive rather than like a static brochure — and make the Arabic (right-to-left) experience as polished as the English one.

What I built

  • Scroll-triggered 3D manuscript animations built with React Three Fiber
  • Fully internationalized UI with next-intl and native right-to-left layout handling
  • Edge-deployed on Cloudflare Workers for distributed delivery from Beirut to the Gulf

Highlights

  • Scroll-triggered 3D manuscript animations
  • Fully internationalized UI
  • RTL layout handling

Making Arabic first-class

The hard part of bilingual sites is never the translation — it's that right-to-left changes the geometry of every layout decision. Here the UI is internationalized with next-intl and the RTL experience is mirrored properly: reading order, directional icons, and scroll-driven sequencing all flip with the language, so the Arabic site feels designed rather than converted. That parity was a project requirement, not a polish item.

Architecture

The site is Next.js with React Three Fiber driving the scroll-triggered 3D manuscript scenes and Framer Motion handling interface motion. It deploys to Cloudflare Workers, so it's served from the edge — fast from Beirut, the Gulf, and the diaspora audiences a heritage foundation actually has.

Delivered result

An immersive bilingual site that treats Arabic and English as equals and turns archival material into something people want to scroll through.

Measurement note: this case study documents delivered functionality and architecture. Client-approved before/after KPIs, adoption data, and revenue impact are not measured or published here.

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Case study last updated: · Project delivered: Apr — May 2026