A New Commons questions the interaction between municipal typologies, public space and development processes at a local scale in London. The project reimagines the functions of local government through two connected sites in Camden: a centre for planning and development debate on Prowse Place, and a meeting space for the council's planning committee along the railway line above Camden Gardens. The programme also functions as a public open space, connecting visitors to the elevated railway and supporting the Camden Highline initiative. The project challenges the binaries of public and private and formal and informal.