Actual Behavior:

• What is the issue? *
  md-sidenav scss sets some flexbox properties (like here: https://github.com/angular/material/blob/master/src/components/sidenav/sidenav.scss#L8 ), but then only in locked states it actually gets display: flex applied (e.g. here: https://github.com/angular/material/blob/master/src/components/sidenav/sidenav.scss#L58 ).
  This means that a sidenav which is open, but not locked open can have a different layout then when it is locked open. But one usually wants the contents of the sidenav to be the same whether or not is locked open.

• What is the expected behavior?
  The layout of the sidenav should always be the same. Whether it's just open or locked open.

• Proposed solution
  Add display: flex; by default

Angular Versions: *

• Angular Version: 1.5.8
• Angular Material Version: 1.1.1