House / Building in Dreams: Meaning in Depth Psychology

You. The dream house IS your personality. The rooms you know = the parts of yourself you're aware of. The basement = what's below your awareness. Hidden rooms = parts of yourself you haven't discovered yet. The condition of the house = the condition of your inner life.

THE CORE MEANING

The psyche itself: its structure, its rooms, its known and unknown spaces. The house IS you.

VARIATIONS: CONTEXT CHANGES THE MEANING

childhood home: The original psychic structure: where your personality was formed, the personal unconscious
unfamiliar house: Unknown aspects of yourself, parts of the psyche not yet explored
basement: The personal unconscious, the Shadow's domain, stored material below awareness
attic: Higher consciousness, spiritual aspirations, forgotten potential, ancestral material
hidden room: Undiscovered aspect of the psyche: new potential, repressed content, or both
ruined building: Psychic structure that has collapsed: old identity, former adaptation that no longer holds
new construction: Building a new psychic structure, new identity under construction
locked door: Blocked access to unconscious content: defended, not yet ready to open
many rooms: Complexity of the psyche, multiplicity of self, many aspects not yet explored

CONNECTS TO

The Ego The Persona The Shadow The Personal Unconscious The Self The Mother The Mother Complex

All of that is the universal meaning. But what does house / building mean to you? Your personal association matters more than any dictionary.