Former residents at Haslam House in Harrow, which is due to be demolished in the coming weeks, will have a say in the way it is furnished and decorated.
The young people have already played an integral part in the building's design (Children Now, 30 June-6 July) and it will feature a cyber-cafe and a games room.
Paul Clark, Harrow council's director of children's services, said the new home was a flagship project for the authority, which will go on to revamp its other two children's homes.
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