A new type of Open Commons : the case study of l’Asilo. A transformative experience in the city of Naples

The aim of this paper is a threefold, first to present a country declination of commons the “Beni Comuni” and new type of commons, the emerging urban commons. Secondly, to present the experience of L´Asilo, a multifunctional space for the production of art and culture, managed through assemblies, open to all, following the method of consensus, which was born from an occupation. Finally, we will address the importance of the creative use of law within this process. This case study is partly the result of a field work1 developed under the framework of Ph.D. research of the author