Four principles guided the architects in designing the Vision 80 complex: treating the mezzanine as a ship's hull—which allows for the inclusion of cellars—lightening the facades by creating a duplex level, giving the apartments dual orientations, and offering a wide variety of housing options. Well-proportioned, the two buildings stand out for their raw concrete facades, but also for the space they free up at ground level, allowing shops to set up there. The Vision 80 residence has 236 homes in its two buildings.

Originally from Romania, Andreï Frieschlander (1936), who became André Frischlander, founded Carsaf (Cabinet d'architecture René Sarger André Frischlander) with engineer René Sarger in 1971. Jean-Pierre Jouve joined the firm for the Palais de l'Air et de l'Espace competition in Paris.

Better known as a heritage architect—he became chief architect of Historic Monuments in 1970—Jean-Pierre Jouve was a follower of the rationalist tradition of Auguste Perret, whose student he had been. The designer of numerous housing projects, he then turned his attention to restoration. Charles Mamfredos had his own agency in La Défense.

The trio designed the Vision 80 housing project and worked closely with the architects of the Epad, Claude-Hugues Boistière, Albert Penso, and Marie-Ange Simoni.