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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.