Elenco Rhinoceros Mini-Beest Kit User Manual

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He needed to find out either a different structural designs or an
alternative materials. He was attracted to the wooden pallets.
Jansen calls this particular deviation "an affair". He was

seduced by wood as a building

material instead of his long time

companion, plastic pipes.

The series of beests created in

this period had quite a different

and unique look among all the

beests in history. The heavy

and bulky structures are

associated with the image

of the rhinoceros. The

name "Animaris

Rhinoceros" was given

to this series.
First a prototype was

developed using CG

(computer graphics)

technology, then the real

Animaris Rhinoceros

Lignatus was constructed

using wooden pallets.

Though this is made from a

new material, wood, Theo

Jensen's 13 holy numbers are

used throughout the

calculations of mobile parts of

the structure.

Thus, despite its unique

appearance, Animaris

Rhinoceros truly belongs in the

beest family. Later, the original

Rhinoceros Lignatus series

evolved into the Animaris

Rhinoceros Transport with steel

bone structures.

CG version of Animaris Rhinoceros Tabloi:
The height of this design is an advantage
by receiving stronger wind and
minimizing the joint friction. Height 4.5m,
length 6m, and width 4m.

CG version of the first generation
Rhinoceros, Animaris Rhinoceros Vulgaris

Animaris Spissa Carta: This beest is
made of cardboard. Height 0.3m, length
0.4m, and width 0.4 m.

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