Pōneke began its creative story with architect Nic Ballara, who in 2016 set up the practice to focus on urban infill projects because of his heart for developing the brownfield sites of Wellington central.

We believe our architecture studio’s success is based on a very simple idea; our towns and cities need to grow and regenerate from their centres to be green, vibrant and relevant. This methodology creates cities that care for their environment, have vibrant local economies and are places that attract settlement.

Pōneke is passionate about developing New Zealand’s many unused tricky sites both in and close to our CBD’s.