Margulies Perruzzi Architects (MPA) has completed a new office at 265 Franklin St. in Boston for the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce (GBCC). For more than a century, the GBCC has helped drive economic growth throughout the region while building a vibrant business community of 1,400 organizations of varying size and industry.

“At the chamber, our membership is more dynamic, innovative and focused on the strength of the collective greater Boston business community than ever before,” James E. Rooney, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, said in statement.

The new 11,000-square-foot space offers an abundance of natural light and sweeping views of the city. The GBCC’s new brand image is prominently featured through the incorporation of screen displays and brand colors, as well as wall graphics promoting the organization’s mission, purpose, and logo.

The GBCC was evaluating new office space and engaged MPA to assist in weighing options for staying or relocating. MPA provided programming and fit-plans for several locations, and assisted the GBCC in choosing to relocate to a higher floor within the same building. A primary driver for GBCC’s new office space was the ability to host their own events and offer touchdown workspace to their business members.

MPA designed the public event area to allow GBCC staff to flexibly reconfigure the space to suit event needs. The furniture can be arranged for classroom-style lectures, theater-style seating or emptied for networking events. When an event is not in session, staff and GBCC members can avail themselves of the dining area or soft-seating collaboration space, above which the GBCC’s mission statement is displayed. Telephone closets adjacent to the event space allow attendees to discreetly step away and attend to pressing business.

In their new space, staffers enjoy modernized cubes, informal collaboration space and sit-to-stand desks.