For its new headquarters to keep up with rapid growth, uShip Inc. created its own take on the modern workplace in a thriving pocket of downtown Austin.

The logistics technology company — which gained popularity thanks to the “Shipping Wars” TV series — has transformed an old vocational school at 205 E. Riverside Dr. into a three-story, 45,000-square foot office just south of the Central Business District with a clean, modern design and plush amenities. Those include a large kitchen — where…