The dwelling, located on Arbarei Street, was built in the early 1900s. The conservative restoration, which took place in the first decade of the twenty-first century, allowed the housing structure to be preserved intact, reflecting that of the traditional Campidano earthen house. Hinged on the typical lolla, a covered portico supported by small columns with pointed arches and decorations on the capitals, which serves as a link between the various rooms, sa domu is spread over two floors. The masonry is made of unfired earth, originally of the handmade type; the clay was reddish, with considerable presence of inserts of various types: gravel, sand, timbers and straw. The roof is double-sloped with a wooden truss supporting structure and a roof covering of Sardinian coppi tiles on incannicciato. On the second floor, facing as traditionally in sa lolla, are arranged the bedrooms, the living room, the cellar, the kitchen and sa domu de strexiu ‘e fenu in which is still visible the ancient well that supplied water to the family and is strexius: pratus, pingiadas, cassadoras, sciveddas, crobis and crobeddas. On the second floor, reached through the stairwell adjacent to the front door, rooms originally intended as clearing rooms have been repurposed as sleeping quarters. Casa Brisu represents a significant example of urban redevelopment of a typical Campidanese house that, without losing the poetic charm of tradition, has been adapted to current regulations and the changing housing needs of contemporary society.
