A student has won more than £40,000 to build a music studio and nightclub from decommissioned shipping containers.

Jesse Mugambi, who is studying for a master’s degree in sustainable design at Brighton university has won an international competition which supports nightlife projects.

Jesse beat 300 contestants from 50 countries to be named joint winner of the Save The Night competition run by spirit company Jagermeister.

He will split the €100,000 prize fund with a fellow winner from Northern Ireland to get €50,000, which is more than £42,000.

Jesse’s project, developed during his time as an undergraduate and now a master’s student at the University of Brighton, will create a versatile space that transitions from studio for young DJs to a club during the night.

The mobile sound studio will be built by local artisans in Nairobi, Kenya, where Jesse is from, using repurposed shipping containers.

The containers will come from Mombasa port and the building will also be made using renewable materials, such as steel tubes for structural support.

These, along with aluminium panels for the doors, will come from suppliers in Nairobi.

A budding DJ himself, Jesse said: “Having faced challenges in pursuing my own passion for music when I was younger, I'm driven by the belief that there are countless young and old people longing for opportunities to explore their musical itch.

“I aspire to create those spaces where they can really explore their creativity and pursue their musical dreams without constraint.

“My aim is to use this project to showcase contemporary Kenyan identities promotes inclusivity by foregrounding the voices of young DJs from various communities and backgrounds, who represent the future of an equal society.

“It will help build relationships across the industry and create new gateways for those yet to break into the sector.”

Kai Dechsling, director of global culture and experiential marketing at Jagermeister, said: "An inclusive, diverse, and safe nightlife opens up unique pathways for self-expression worldwide.

“It is a space of freedom and creates sanctuaries. The two projects in Kenya and Northern Ireland address crucial socio-political issues and actively contribute to developing nightlife in a positive direction."