"Perhaps we should go out and scout the area? We do want to be far enough from the tree that our building will not impact the roots and sunlight the tree receives as well."

Considering things a bit further he adds "Depending on what's in the ground, we might not need to ask the tree for support. I do want to avoid digging where it might effect the tree negatively in the future as it likely will continue to grow."

He was trying to figure out the best location and was idly debating finding some sticks and cloth to make flags to mark out where they think it should go.