About
Driven by curiosity which has been shaped by observation and everyday experiences, Yasheeta approaches product design with an open and exploratory mindset.
She is drawn to the quieter rhythms of how people interact with their surroundings, finding inspiration in moments that are often overlooked. Her interest in sustainability and visual exploration continues to inform how she reads contexts and develops design responses.
Her process is guided by instinct, lived experience and a willingness to explore unfamiliar directions. Her ideas develop through making, reflection and iterative decision-making during the design process. She finds that working across new environments and perspectives often leads to more nuanced and grounded outcomes.
Beyond product design, Yasheeta engages in multidisciplinary creative practice and the exchange of ideas across design fields. She values collaboration with people from varied backgrounds as a way to challenge assumptions and refine her thinking. This informs a practice grounded in adaptability and intention, with a focus on design as a reflective process that connects people, systems and everyday experiences.
terraflo
To explore the spatial adaptability of Terraflo, a low-fidelity website was developed featuring a configurator that simulates variations in scale and grid structure.
The interface demonstrates how the system can be adjusted within set parameters, offering a speculative look at its potential as a user-driven configurative tool in future applications.
View the website here: https://yasheetasinghi12.wixsite.com/terraflo
terraflo is a breathable partition wall system that improves indoor thermal comfort through evaporative cooling supported by minimal energy input.
Developed in response to rising urban heat and increasing reliance on mechanical cooling within compact environments, the project explores how spatial elements can contribute to temperature regulation.
The system consists of modular, hollow and porous terracotta tiles that facilitate capillary water movement and enable evaporative heat loss. This results in localised cooling while maintaining airflow through the partition.
Beyond its thermal function, it organises space by creating separation and privacy without fully enclosing the interior, preserving openness and ventilation. Its modular construction allows for flexible configurations and scalability across varied spatial contexts.
The system operates through a closed-loop water circulation process initiated by refilling the integrated water reservoir.
A pump draws water through an inlet line and delivers it to the overhead drip tray via an outlet channel. From the tray, perforations distribute water evenly into the hollow terracotta tile system. Water flows through the internal channels of each tile, saturating the porous terracotta and enabling surface-level evaporative cooling.
This process regulates the immediate microclimate, releasing cooler air through the porous tile surface into the surrounding space. Excess water is guided by a gradient into a filtration unit, where suspended clay particles are removed to allow clean recirculation.
Integrated reservoir drawer within the base unit for water refilling.
Unglazed, fired terracotta surface.
Modular hollow terracotta tile.
Scaled drawing of the seven-feet-tall partition, presented across multiple views and proportionally referenced to average human scale.
Lee Jia Xin
Pun Song Ning
Kwek Fu Qi
Uday Singh Sidhu
Tanya Varshi Sivakumar
Shin Hayoung
