UIView + Core Animation - Example

let oldValue = button.frame.width/2
let newButtonWidth: CGFloat = 60

/* Do Animations */
CATransaction.begin() //1
CATransaction.setAnimationDuration(2.0) //2
CATransaction.setAnimationTimingFunction(CAMediaTimingFunction(name: CAMediaTimingFunctionName.easeInEaseOut)) //3

// View animations //4
UIView.animate(withDuration: 1.0) {
    self.button.frame = CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: newButtonWidth, height: newButtonWidth)
    self.button.center = self.view.center
}

// Layer animations
let cornerAnimation = CABasicAnimation(keyPath: #keyPath(CALayer.cornerRadius)) //5
cornerAnimation.fromValue = oldValue //6
cornerAnimation.toValue = newButtonWidth/2 //7

button.layer.cornerRadius = newButtonWidth/2 //8
button.layer.add(cornerAnimation, forKey: #keyPath(CALayer.cornerRadius)) //9

CATransaction.commit() //10