First Look: Inside the World’s First Solar-Powered Residential High-Rise The Miami high-rise features a Solar Backbone, and panes of glass embedded with solar technology. By EMMA REYNOLDS The Boundary for Ytech It seems the future of sustainability is here, at least at Miami ’s newest solar-powered high-rise, The Residences at 1428 Brickell . The project, recently announced by developer Ytech, is the first project of its kind in the world to integrate photovoltaic glazing within the facade. The 70-story tower, designed by Milan-based ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel, combines form and function with the solar energy features blended within the architectural aesthetic. The building features 500 photovoltaic-integrated windows on the west-facing facade that creates a Solar Backbone on the building. There’s 20,000 square feet of energy-producing glass and the system is capable of producing up to 170,000 kilowatts, or 170 megawatts, of clean energ...