The gallery
History of the Mohammed VI Tower
Installed on a table with four touchscreens, this application invites visitors to explore the most technical and aesthetic aspects of the tower through five themes: construction materials and samples, a time-lapse film of the construction, key figures from the project, eco-design, and architectural design. The intentionally simple and intuitive navigation allows for smooth browsing without visitors getting lost in the depth of the content.
The interactive model of the Mohammed VI Tower
At the center of the gallery, a scale model of the tower, illuminated in light, is a spectacle in itself. In standby mode, its interior lighting comes to life in a purely artistic way, tracing the building's contours. Via an associated touchscreen, visitors can select a theme (foundations, lobby, hotel, observatory, energy system, etc.) and see the corresponding section of the model light up, accompanied by an explanatory panel in Arabic, French, or English.
The Heritage Observatory - 50th floor
Les cartes historiques
Displayed on a large touchscreen alongside framed reproductions, this application offers a journey through time via the historical cartography of Rabat and its region. In standby mode, an animated mosaic of maps catches the eye and invites exploration. The user then freely selects their map from a timeline and can navigate the high-resolution document, zooming in on details and moving from one era to another without any set path.
Making the landscape of Rabat-Salé speak
From the Observatory's alcoves, visitors point their tablets at the panoramic view unfolding before them. In real time, augmented reality markers appear on the screen, revealing points of interest in the area visible from the tower. By selecting a marker, they access a richly documented content page: archival photographs, interactive maps, satellite views, texts, and videos. The experience is accessible from the tablets provided on-site or from the visitor's personal smartphone via a Progressive Web App that requires no download.
The Cockpit - 51st floor
The sky today
Facing the monumental animated wall that rises to the ceiling of the Cockpit, this touchscreen presents visitors with a real-time view of the sky above Rabat. Developed using the open-source astronomical library Stellarium, the application displays constellations, planets, and celestial objects as they appear at any given moment, regardless of the time of day. Visitors can choose their cardinal direction and thus discover what lies above them in all directions, even in broad daylight.
The sky of Rabat through the seasons & The sky speaks Arabic
These two interactive applications, deployed across four touchscreens, share the same navigation architecture while offering distinct content. The first invites visitors to explore remarkable celestial objects visible from Rabat throughout the seasons, using navigable star charts. The second connects Arab astronomy, geography, and culture, this time using a geographical map of the Arab world as a tool for exploration. In both cases, the content is organized as a narrative timeline that visitors can scroll through at their own pace, in Arabic, French, or English.
The Book of Fixed Stars
On the central interactive table in the Cockpit, visitors are invited to browse a digital version of the famous manuscript by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, a 10th-century Persian astronomer whose work is one of the foundational texts of Arabic astronomy. The application faithfully reproduces the act of turning pages, with smooth and natural animation. Captions in three languages (Arabic, French, and English) accompany each double page, without altering the original document.
Our role
For this project, Nokinomo handled the entire design and development of the interactive digital experiences, from the initial scoping phase to on-site installation and commissioning. This included the art direction of the user interfaces (UX/UI), application development, integration of content provided by specialized teams, and training of the tower staff on device updates.
Each application was designed with a common requirement: that the technology should recede into the background, allowing the content and visitor experience to take center stage. Navigation is always intuitive, the duration of the experience is carefully managed, and technical robustness is guaranteed for continuous operation in an exhibition environment.