Dwelling establishes a twofold dimension for the human being : one is the action on the inhabited space, the other the thought behind this action on that space. As such, dwelling is not only a matter of having an activity within the space, but for the dweller it is also a question of constituting a meaning for this activity. The constitution of this meaning is anticipator, both practically and symbolically. It is being generated by and it generates the dweller’s desire for ‘placement’(i.e. to find his/her place) within the society and in relation to the different collective groups he/she participates in and refers to when building his/her identity. In doing so the dweller participates in a game of ‘placement’by entering into a symbolic interaction with his/her fellow counterparts ; in other words with those who held some significance for him/her. This creates a set of crossed semantic interpretations that are generated by the dweller’s ability to think what he/she is by interiorising the meaning given by the others about the self and to what surrounds him/her, but also by the projection of the meaning the dweller gives to the others and to what surrounds them. Therefore dwelling may operate with a dual effect : giving oneself a place while giving a place to the others, and of thinking of oneself while thinking of the others.