A moody bar and sun-lit restaurant were among the spaces added during the renovation of this hotel, which encompasses 25 historic canal houses in Amsterdam.
First opened in 1968 by local businessman Peter Pulitzer, Pulizter hotel comprised originally of 12 canal houses in the city's centre that date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. The updated hotel contains 13 more properties so it spans two major canals.

The redesign led by architect Jacu Strauss, creative director of hospitality group Lore Group, who lived in Amsterdam for four years when redesigning Pulitzer.
He used the time to familiarise himself with the city's colour palettes and architectural styles best portrayed in Dutch Golden Age paintings from the mid-1600s.

"The houses are restored 17th- and 18th-century canal houses that once set the scene for prosperous business deals between trade merchants and played home to the decadent and flamboyant lives of Dutch aristocrats," Strauss told Dezeen. "I was inspired by the rich history of the houses and the ones who may have occupied them over the past hundreds of years from the Golden Age on."

Strauss opted to retain as much of the canal houses' unique details as possible, including floors, moulding and trim, while fusing these historic elements with contemporary designs.
"I would take every bit as an inspiration [in the city] whether it would be the colours and tones of a masters painting in the Rijksmuseum, a detail on a canal house or...