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Contemporary hospital designs should meet the expectations of both staff and patients and their families and also, raise their satisfaction levels. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinic of child psychology at Gulhane Military Hospital in order to design it more proper for users' needs and expectations. Firstly, floor plans were reviewed and photos were taken. Also daily routines were observed. At the second phase other child psychology departments at Gazi Hospital and Ankara University Hospital as well as Çankaya private Elvan İşeri child psychology clinic were observed and photographs were taken. Then a survey questionnaire was administered to 14 staff and 72 patient relatives at the clinic where the study was carried out. The findings obtained showed that access to the clinic is difficult for both staff (85.7%) and relatives (62.5%). Patient relatives stated that there should be TV (79.2%), books (81.9%), aquarium (84.7%) and scene with green (93.1%). The rates of staff who regarded sound insulation in the rooms as proper is found to be 50 %. The rate of patient relatives who regarded ventilation as proper is 44 %. Using the findings problems and needs of the clinic were revealed. Then building renovation program was developed and submitted to the hospital management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]