JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.2/jquery.min.js"></script>

<div id="container">
  <div id="zoom-container">
    <div class="box red">A</div>
    <div class="box blue">B</div>
    <div class="box green">C</div>
    <div class="box black">D</div>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

* { margin: 0; }

body, html { height: 100%; }

#container {
  height: 100%;
  width: 50%;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

#zoom-container {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.box {
  float: left;
  width: 50%;
  height: 50%;
  color: white;
  text-align: center;
  display: block;
}

.red { background: red; }
.blue { background: blue; }
.green { background: green; }
.black { background: black; }

JavaScript

window.zoomedIn = false;

$(".box").click(function(event) {
  var el = this;
  var zoomContainer = $("#zoom-container");

  if (window.zoomedIn) {
    console.log("resetting zoom");
    zoomContainer.css("transform", "");
    $("#container").css("overflow", "auto");
    window.zoomedIn = false;
  } else {
    console.log("applying zoom");
    var top = el.offsetTop;
    var left = el.offsetLeft - 0.25*zoomContainer[0].clientWidth;

    var translateY = 0.5*zoomContainer[0].clientHeight - top;
    var translateX = 0.5*zoomContainer[0].clientWidth - left;

    $("#container").css("overflow", "scroll");
    zoomContainer.css("transform", "translate(" + 2 * translateX + "px, " + 2 * translateY + "px) scale(2)");
    window.zoomedIn = true;
  }
});