<div class="myDiv" style="height:400px">
  <div class="ui-layout-center">Center</div>
  <div class="ui-layout-north">North</div>
  <div class="ui-layout-south">South</div>
  <div class="ui-layout-east">East</div>
  <div class="ui-layout-west">West</div>
</div>

$('.myDiv').layout({
    resizeWhileDragging: true,
    sizable: false,
    animatePaneSizing: true,
    fxSpeed: 'slow',
    west__spacing_closed: 0,
    west__spacing_open: 0,
    north__spacing_closed: 0,
    north__spacing_open: 0,

  });