Considering the need to adapt, for local and non-specialized hand labor, the design
development cycle based on material performance, this thesis aims to compare design
methods of C 2 curvature morphologies, through form-making, algorithmic and form-finding
models, and thus to evaluate their structural performances; to produce a polymeric
composite material with natural fiber and; at last, to generalize a design development cycle
that encompasses fabrication with composite materials of morphologies originated by
digital design. In this sense, the study relied on a design driven research approach, known
as design research, in addition to an exploratory, application, descriptive and experimental
methodology. In this way, it was observed that, the simulated performance-based models
presented lower results in the maximum deformation and elastic energy of deformation that
resulted in optimized structures that requires less material to be produced. This allowed to
conclude, that the design development cycle proposed by this research is capable of enabling
non-conventional forms generated by digital design and fabricated with polymer
composites.
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