Seven-Color Flower Elementary School, located in the heart of Shanghai’s central district, makes the most of its highly valuable and limited space. As education reform continues, expanding the school’s educational offerings through creative use of space has become essential for schools, especially in a global metropolis, with a strong focus on arts education. This case explores innovative transformations in learning spaces in the digital age. By redesigning the school’s 400 m2 indoor gymnasium, it showcases the many possibilities for small urban schools, often described as “making the most of tight spaces.” The project effectively integrates space technology, curriculum, and people, aligning the physical, social, and mental dimensions of space. It also creates a future-forward model by linking the virtual and real worlds, developing a data-driven, open-resource ecosystem that meets the diverse needs of all learners.