import { createLayout, utils } from 'animejs';

const [ $button ] = utils.$('.controls button');

const layout = createLayout('.layout-container');

function animateLayout() {
  // Record the current state of the layout
  layout.record();
  // Update the layout state
  const first = layout.root.firstElementChild;
  if (first) layout.root.append(first);
  // Animate to the new state
  layout.animate();
}

$button.addEventListener('click', animateLayout);

<div class="large layout centered row">
  <div class="layout-container col grid-layout row">
    <div class="item col">Item 1</div>
    <div class="item col">Item 2</div>
    <div class="item col">Item 3</div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="medium row">
  <fieldset class="controls">
    <button class="button">record() + animate()</button>
  </fieldset>
</div>