I am currently designing my dream home (with an architect) with the plan to start construction later on this year....

I would like to know whether anyone has ever heard of a built-in wormery where the scraps at deposited directly into the unit from the kitchen but is drained (tap) from the outside? Obviously my concerns are access to the unit, being able to hide it out of the way and leakage of smells from the unit etc……. Has anyone heard of an off-the-shelf kit that could do this?

If not, does anyone have any useful advise they could offer on its design?

Hi,
First of all the wormery does not smell if it is healthy.
If you are looking for a high-tec solution you could install a separate sink with a waste disposal unit that will grind up your kitchen waste and pump it into your wormery. By using water to flush this down you will increase the amount of "liquid feed" you get. As to leaks at the other end, you can leave the tap open and collect your liquid in a suitable container. Remember you will still need access to the wormery to collect the compost. If you have the wormery in a "cupboard" accessed from oustide this should not cause any problems but you must watch the wormery does not get to hot or to cold. Get yourself a good "diy wormery manual", just put the phrase in your favourite search engine, (google,Yahoo,etc..) and start learning about what the WORMS need first. Then you will be in a better position to make plans.