Creating this animation

Hello Sassi,

I am trying to work out how to create a similar animation in C4D as per the link below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhombicuboctahedron#/media/File:P2-A5-P3.gif

I know you can move the polygon faces in the Normal direction but how to create new the faces like the animation?

Any insight is appreciated.

Thanks,
David