I didn't exactly know what a gas bell was, before I saw these structures in Turku and had to look up what they were. Apparently when one uses gas for energy, there needs to be a storage facility for the gas, especially for the consumption peaks. The cylinder is the main tank and the ball is the spare tank for those extra demanding times, such as Christmas.
Well Turku isn't powered by gas anymore, so they've re-purposed the building to act as a heat battery for the district heating. Anyhow I like the combination of the two massive geometric shapes, not built as an architect's dream, but for an actual purpose.
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